Krefeld

[ˈkʁeːfɛlt]

/[ˈkʁeːfɛlt]/ name

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The verdict

“Krefeld” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,093. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,093
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-krefeld · Krefeld · German

Krefeld · rank #8,093 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,093
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH korrigieren

Nearest frequency peer: korrigieren (-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 „Krefeld“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Krefeld“ 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).

Krefeld vs Krefelder
78% similar

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

Key facts for Krefeld
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrefeld
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkʁeːfɛlt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,093
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Krefeld“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Krefeldliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „korrigieren“ (#8,092), „körperlichen“ (#8,094), „Konkurrenten“ (#8,091). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Krefeld“ bei #8,093. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Krefeld (IPA [ˈkʁeːfɛlt]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #8,093 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Krefeld, with forms such as "kerfeld", "kkrefeld", and "kreefld". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Krefelder", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Krefeld, spelled K-R-E-F-E-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Krefeld liegt am Niederrhein.

Synonyms

Krähenfeld

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kerfeld
  • kkrefeld
  • kreefld
  • krefedl
  • krefeldd
  • krefelld
  • kreffeld
  • krefled
  • krfeeld
  • krrefeld
  • rkefeld

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kerfeld2kkrefeld1kreefld2krefedl2krefeldd1krefelld1kreffeld1krefled2
Edit distance from "Krefeld"

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 "Krefeld"?
"Krefeld" is spelled K-R-E-F-E-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁeːfɛlt].
What does "Krefeld" mean?
As a proper noun, "Krefeld" means: eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Krefeld"?
"Krefeld" is commonly confused with "Krefelder". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Krefeld"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krefeld" is [ˈkʁeːfɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krefeld" come from?
"Krefeld" 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 "Krefeld", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Munition11 variantsPetition11 variantsGeliebte11 variantsregieren11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list