Krebstier
[ˈkʁeːpsˌtiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Krebstier” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mitglied einer Klasse (Crustacea) der Gliederfüßer
Corpus desk
Index DE-krebstier · Krebstier · German
Krebstier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Krebstier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁeːpsˌtiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Krebstier“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Krebstier is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁeːpsˌtiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mitglied einer Klasse (Crustacea) der Gliederfüßer".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Krebstier in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Krebstier, spelled K-R-E-B-S-T-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Mitglied einer Klasse (Crustacea) der Gliederfüßer
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Krebstier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein lebendes Fossil ist der nur zwei Millimeter große Urzeitkrebs mit dem wissenschaftlichen Namen Antrobathynella stammeri, eine Entwicklungslinie der Krebstiere, die es schon im Karbon gegeben hat.“
„Zum Spektrum der Nahrung gehören Würmer, Fischbruten, kleine Krebstiere und ähnliches.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.