kraft
German, preposition
kraft is spelled K-R-A-F-T (5 letters) and appears 93 times per million words in written German, the 934th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kraft is a German preposition meaning “on the basis of; by virtue of; by means of, through” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Kraft is a different word: “power, force, strength”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “begründet auf; durch”.
What does kraft mean in English?
preposition
- 1
on the basis of; by virtue of; by means of, through
noun
- 1
femininepower, force, strength
- 2
feminineforce
- 3
feminineforce (soldier)
- 4
feminineworker, employee
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Größe, die je größer desto mehr den Bewegungszustand eines Körpers verändert oder ihn deformiert, und von deren Zustandekommen die Mechanik absehen kann 2. das menschliche Vermögen (körperliche, schöpferische Kraft) 3. etwas den Dingen Innewohnendes 4. die Arbeitskraft (eine fähige Kraft sein)
preposition: 1. begründet auf; durch
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of kraft
- Kräfte plural
- Kräften dative definite plural
- F abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to kraft
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is kraft in German?
kraft appears 93 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).