Kranz

[kʁant͡s]

/[kʁant͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kranz” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,477. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,477
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ringförmiges Schmuckgewinde aus Blumen, Stroh oder anderen organischen Materialien

Corpus desk

Index DE-kranz · Kranz · German

Kranz · rank #16,477 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,477
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Krach

Nearest frequency peer: Krach (-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 „Kranz“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kranz“ 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).

Kranz vs Kunz
60% similar
Kranz vs Kreuz
60% similar
Kranz vs Krone
60% similar

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

Key facts for Kranz
PropertyValue
HeadwordKranz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʁant͡s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#16,477
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kranz“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Krach“ (#16,476), „langsamen“ (#16,478), „Konsistenz“ (#16,475). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kranz“ bei #16,477. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Kranz (IPA [kʁant͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,477 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kranz, with forms such as "karnz", "kkranz", and "krannz". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Kunz", "Kreuz", "Krone", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Kranz, spelled K-R-A-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    ringförmiges Schmuckgewinde aus Blumen, Stroh oder anderen organischen Materialien
  2. 2
    ringförmiges Schmuckgewinde aus Blumen, Stroh oder anderen organischen Materialien
  3. 3
    ringförmiges Schmuckgewinde aus Blumen, Stroh oder anderen organischen Materialien
  4. 4
    Zahnrad
  5. 5
    Dinge, die die Form von [1] zeigen, zum Beispiel ringförmiges Gebäck oder im Kreis vereinte Personen
  6. 6
    Lieder- oder Gedichtsammlung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein aus Tannenzweigen geflochtener Kranz ist ein beliebter Weihnachtsschmuck.
  2. übertragen „Vor seinem Löwengarten, / Das Kampfspiel zu erwarten, / Saß König Franz, / Und um ihn die Großen der Krone, / Und rings auf hohem Balkone / Die Damen in schönem Kranz.“

Synonyms

KroneAnthologieDiwan

Antonyms

Gesteck

This word in other languages

chaplet(English)corona(Español)couronne(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • karnz
  • kkranz
  • krannz
  • kranzz
  • krazn
  • krnaz
  • krranz
  • rkanz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

karnz2kkranz1krannz1kranzz1krazn2krnaz2krranz1rkanz2
Edit distance from "Kranz"

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 "Kranz"?
"Kranz" is spelled K-R-A-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁant͡s].
What does "Kranz" mean?
As a noun, "Kranz" means: ringförmiges Schmuckgewinde aus Blumen, Stroh oder anderen organischen Materialien
What words are commonly confused with "Kranz"?
"Kranz" is commonly confused with "Kunz", "Kreuz", "Krone". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kranz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kranz" is [kʁant͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kranz" come from?
"Kranz" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Krach#16,476Kappe#16,466Maxim#16,490monde#16,496

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

linear8 variantsobigen8 variantsordnen8 variantsHeeres8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list