Krapp
[kʁap]
The verdict
“Krapp” is uncommon German (frequency #82,984 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,984
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Färberpflanze aus der Familie der Rötegewächse, Rubia tinctorum
Corpus desk
Index DE-krapp · Krapp · German
Krapp · rank #82,984 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,984
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH kreisenden
Nearest frequency peer: kreisenden (+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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Krapp“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- koptische
koptische
17,021 corpus weight
- Krankheitse…
Krankheitserregern
17,019 corpus weight
- Krapp
Krapp
17,017 corpus weight
- kreisenden
kreisenden
17,016 corpus weight
- kreisten
kreisten
17,014 corpus weight
- Kreisverban…
Kreisverbands
17,013 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Krapp“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Krapp |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kʁap] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #82,984 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Krapp“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Krapp is uncommon German at frequency #82,984 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kʁap]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Färberpflanze aus der Familie der Rötegewächse, Rubia tinctorum".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Krapp, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Krapp, spelled K-R-A-P-P.
Definition
- 1Färberpflanze aus der Familie der Rötegewächse, Rubia tinctorum
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Krapp appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit Krapp kann mat rot färben.
Synonyms
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.
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