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Krapp

German, noun/kʁap/

Krapp is spelled K-R-A-P-P (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 82,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Krapp is a German masculine noun meaning “madder (Rubia tinctorum) and the pigment from it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Färberpflanze aus der Familie der Rötegewächse, Rubia tinctorum”.

What does Krapp mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinemadder (Rubia tinctorum) and the pigment from it

noun

  1. 1

    masculinecrow, raven

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Färberpflanze aus der Familie der Rötegewächse, Rubia tinctorum

noun: 1. Krähe oder Rabe

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 Krapp

  • Krappes genitive
  • Krapps genitive
  • Krappe dative singular
  • Krappen genitive

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Krapp?

  • /kʁap/
  • [kʁap]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Krapp

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Krapp in German?

Krapp appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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