kraj
[kraj]
The verdict
“kraj” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bewohntes Gebiet, das eine (selbstverwaltete) Einheit bildet; Land
Corpus desk
Index DE-kraj · kraj · German
kraj · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kraj |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kraj] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kraj“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kraj is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kraj]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
kraj has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is kraj, spelled K-R-A-J.
Definition
- 1bewohntes Gebiet, das eine (selbstverwaltete) Einheit bildet; Land
- 2Gebiet, das sich durch bestimmte Eigenschaften auszeichnet; Landschaft, Gegend, Landstrich
- 3administrative Einheit in Tschechien, der Slowakei und Russland; Kraj, Region
- 4Rand, Saum, Kante
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how kraj appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„W Warszawie widywano też nad miastem mogiłę i krzyż ognisty w obłokach; odprawiano więc posty i dawano jałmużny, gdyż niektórzy twierdzili, że zaraza spadnie na kraj i wygubi rodzaj ludzki.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.