Krake
German, noun/ˈkʁaːkə/
Krake is spelled K-R-A-K-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 53,554th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Krake is a German feminine noun meaning “a mollusk of the order Octopoda; an octopus in the broader sense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Meeresbewohner ohne feste Körperform aus der biologischen Gruppe der achtarmigen Tintenfische; Weichtier mit…”.
What does Krake mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialfemininemasculinea mollusk of the order Octopoda; an octopus in the broader sense
- 2
colloquialfemininemasculinea kraken (sea monster)
Das Schiff wurde von einer Krake (einem Kraken) versenkt.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Meeresbewohner ohne feste Körperform aus der biologischen Gruppe der achtarmigen Tintenfische; Weichtier mit kurzem, sackartigem Körper und langen, um den Mund herum angeordneten Armen mit Saugnäpfen 2. vielarmiges Seeungeheuer
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 Krake
- scientific traditional
- Kraken genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Krake?
- /ˈkʁaːkə/
- [ˈkʁaːkə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Krake
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Krake in German?
Krake appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).