Kräftigung

[ˈkʁɛftɪɡʊŋ]

/[ˈkʁɛftɪɡʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Kräftigung” is an uncommon German word, ranked #81,789 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#81,789
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stärkung, meist darauf bezogen, dass jemand dafür sorgt, dass etwas stark und widerstandsfähig wird/bleibt

Key facts for Kräftigung
PropertyValue
HeadwordKräftigung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁɛftɪɡʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#81,789
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kräftigung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kräftigung lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kräftigung is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʁɛftɪɡʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #81,789 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Stärkung, meist darauf bezogen, dass jemand dafür sorgt, dass etwas stark und widerstandsfähig wird/bleibt".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kräftigung, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kräftigung, spelled K-R-Ä-F-T-I-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stärkung, meist darauf bezogen, dass jemand dafür sorgt, dass etwas stark und widerstandsfähig wird/bleibt

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kräftigung"?
"Kräftigung" is spelled K-R-Ä-F-T-I-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁɛftɪɡʊŋ].
What does "Kräftigung" mean?
As a noun, "Kräftigung" means: Stärkung, meist darauf bezogen, dass jemand dafür sorgt, dass etwas stark und widerstandsfähig wird/bleibt
How do you pronounce "Kräftigung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kräftigung" is [ˈkʁɛftɪɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kräftigung" come from?
"Kräftigung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Kräftigung”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-R-Ä-F-T-I-G-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkʁɛftɪɡʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list