Kralle

[ˈkʁalə]

/[ˈkʁalə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kralle” is uncommon German (frequency #53,010 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,010
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus Horn gewachsene, gebogene, spitz zulaufende Hautbildung an den Zehen und Vorderzehen von Wirbeltieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-kralle · Kralle · German

Kralle · rank #53,010 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,010
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH krachend

Nearest frequency peer: krachend (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Kralle”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Kralle” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kralle
PropertyValue
HeadwordKralle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁalə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,010
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Kralle” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kralleliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „krachend“ (#53,009), „Kresse“ (#53,011), „kostenlosem“ (#53,008). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kralle is uncommon German at frequency #53,010 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁalə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kralle, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kralle, spelled K-R-A-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus Horn gewachsene, gebogene, spitz zulaufende Hautbildung an den Zehen und Vorderzehen von Wirbeltieren
  2. 2
    Gebilde an den Extremitäten von Gliederfüßern
  3. 3
    Hand
  4. 4
    Gerät in Form einer Kralle [1]
  5. 5
    Gerät in Form einer Kralle [1]
  6. 6
    Gerät in Form einer Kralle [1]
  7. 7
    Gerät in Form einer Kralle [1]
  8. 8
    Gerät in Form einer Kralle [1]

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kralle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Kralle gehört zu den Hautanhangsgebilden und ist dem Nagel der Menschen und Menschenaffen und dem Huf und der Klaue der Huftiere homolog.“
  2. „Sie waren auf diese Kralle, für die man sich beinahe ein Schutzfutteral gewünscht hätte, besonders stolz, weil sie als beweiskräftiges Zeichen dafür gelten konnte, daß sie keine gewöhnliche körperliche Arbeit zu verrichten brauchten.“

Synonyms

KlaueAutokralleParkkralleRadkralleGartenkralleFleischreißer

Antonyms

KlaueHufNagel

This word in other languages

claw(English)garra(Español)griffe(Français)garra(Português)

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 "Kralle"?
"Kralle" is spelled K-R-A-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁalə].
What does "Kralle" mean?
As a noun, "Kralle" means: aus Horn gewachsene, gebogene, spitz zulaufende Hautbildung an den Zehen und Vorderzehen von Wirbeltieren
How do you pronounce "Kralle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kralle" is [ˈkʁalə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kralle" come from?
"Kralle" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kralle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kresse#53,011Kunkel#53,019Kamine#52,978Josefs#52,971

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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