Krater

/[ˈkʁaːtɐ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,802

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Krater is aGermannoun. It means: durch einen Meteoriteneinschlag hervorgerufene Vertiefung Pronounced [ˈkʁaːtɐ]. Often confused with Kröte and kratz.

Key facts for Krater
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrater
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁaːtɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#22,802
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Krater in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Krater is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʁaːtɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,802 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Krater, with forms such as "karter", "kkrater", and "kraetr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Kröte", "kratz", "Krüger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Krater, spelled K-R-A-T-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch einen Meteoriteneinschlag hervorgerufene Vertiefung
  2. 2
    meist trichterförmige Vertiefung der Erdoberfläche
  3. 3
    durch Erosion hervorgerufene Vertiefung
  4. 4
    Vertiefung bei Vulkanen, aus der Magma austritt oder ausgetreten ist
  5. 5
    durch eine Explosion hervorgerufene Vertiefung
  6. 6
    Senke im Boden eines Planeten oder Mondes

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: karter,kkrater,kraetr,kraterr,kratre,kratter,krrater,krtaer,rkater

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Krater

Misspelling Variants of "Krater"

karter6kkrater7kraetr6kraterr7kratre6kratter7krrater7krtaer6
Misspelling Variants of "Krater"

Frequency rank: #22,802 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Krater"?
"Krater" is spelled K-R-A-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaːtɐ].
What does "Krater" mean?
As a noun, "Krater" means: durch einen Meteoriteneinschlag hervorgerufene Vertiefung
What words are commonly confused with "Krater"?
"Krater" is commonly confused with "Kröte", "kratz", "Krüger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Krater"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krater" is [ˈkʁaːtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krater" come from?
"Krater" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.