Kran

[kʁaːn]

/[kʁaːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kran” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,605. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,605
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - manuell oder motorisch betriebene, mit einem (beweglichen) Ausleger versehene Vorrichtung, mithilfe derer Lasten oder sperrige Gegenstände gehoben und/oder versetzt werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-kran · Kran · German

Kran · rank #18,605 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,605
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kracht

Nearest frequency peer: kracht (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kran“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kran“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kran vs kun
25% similar
Kran vs Krim
50% similar
Kran vs kühn
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kran
PropertyValue
HeadwordKran
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʁaːn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,605
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kran“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kranliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kracht“ (#18,604), „Krupp“ (#18,606), „Korps“ (#18,603). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kran“ bei #18,605. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Kran (IPA [kʁaːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,605 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kran, with forms such as "karn", "kkran", and "krann". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "kun", "Krim", "kühn", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kran, spelled K-R-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    manuell oder motorisch betriebene, mit einem (beweglichen) Ausleger versehene Vorrichtung, mithilfe derer Lasten oder sperrige Gegenstände gehoben und/oder versetzt werden
  2. 2
    der die unter [1] beschriebene Vorrichtung umgebende Platz, besonders in einem Hafen
  3. 3
    Person, die Lasten (Möbel, Steine oder dergleichen) trägt
  4. 4
    Person, die Schwerathletik betreibt
  5. 5
    Person, die Schwerathletik betreibt
  6. 6
    (KwaZulu-Natal): Vorrichtung, mithilfe derer eine Wasserleitung geöffnet oder geschlossen wird
  7. 7
    Vorrichtung, mithilfe derer man etwas aus einem Behälter, einer Leitung herausfließen lassen (und in einem Gefäß auffangen) kann
  8. 8
    Vorrichtung, mithilfe derer die Gaszufuhr zum Gasbrenner geregelt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieser Kran kann fünf Tonnen heben.
  2. „Die Winden kreischten und zockerten die schweren Frachtstücke unter die Ladeluke, der Kran drehte bei, seine Ladeseile sirrten hinab, und schwielige Fäuste verketteten die schwere Last im Bauche des Schiffes.“

Synonyms

KranenLastenträgerSchwerathletGewichtheberHahnWasserhahnPipeHahnenTapZapfhahnsüdostdeutschPipeGashahn

This word in other languages

crane(English)grúa(Español)grue(Français)grua(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • karn
  • kkran
  • krann
  • krna
  • krran
  • rkan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kran - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

karn2kkran1krann1krna2krran1rkan2
Edit distance from "Kran"

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 "Kran"?
"Kran" is spelled K-R-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁaːn].
What does "Kran" mean?
As a noun, "Kran" means: manuell oder motorisch betriebene, mit einem (beweglichen) Ausleger versehene Vorrichtung, mithilfe derer Lasten oder sperrige Gegenstände gehoben und/oder versetzt werden
What words are commonly confused with "Kran"?
"Kran" is commonly confused with "kun", "Krim", "kühn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kran"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kran" is [kʁaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kran" come from?
"Kran" 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 "Kran", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lift#18,615Lola#18,616Meth#18,629hour#18,576

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Krupp6 variantskippt6 variantsmatter6 variantspalm6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list