Kreide

[ˈkʁaɪ̯də]

/[ˈkʁaɪ̯də]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kreide” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,959. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,959
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weicher, weißer Kalkstein (Hauptbestandteil Kalziumkarbonat)

Corpus desk

Index DE-kreide · Kreide · German

Kreide · rank #18,959 · 8 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,959
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH konstruieren

Nearest frequency peer: konstruieren (-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 „Kreide“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kreide“ 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).

Kreide vs Kreis
67% similar
Kreide vs Krise
67% similar
Kreide vs kreise
67% similar

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

Key facts for Kreide
PropertyValue
HeadwordKreide
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁaɪ̯də]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,959
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kreide“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kreideliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „konstruieren“ (#18,958), „kriechen“ (#18,960), „Konstanten“ (#18,957). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kreide“ bei #18,959. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Kreide (IPA [ˈkʁaɪ̯də]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,959 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kreide, with forms such as "keride", "kkreide", and "kredie". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Kreis", "Krise", "kreise", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kreide, spelled K-R-E-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    weicher, weißer Kalkstein (Hauptbestandteil Kalziumkarbonat)
  2. 2
    ein Stück (meist gemahlene und gepresste) Kreide^([1]) zum Malen, Schreiben und Zeichnen
  3. 3
    einer Kreide^([2]) ähnelnder Schreib- und Malstift aus anderem Material
  4. 4
    das Erdzeitalter von 145 bis 62 Millionen Jahren, in dem die Kreide^([1]) entstand und an dessen Ende die Dinosaurier ausstarben; ihm ging der Jura voraus und es folgte ihm das Tertiär
  5. 5
    Schulden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auf Rügen wird Kreide abgebaut.
  2. Er warf mit der Kreide nach ihr.

Synonyms

SchreibkreideKreidezeit

Antonyms

MarmorJurakalkMuschelkalkDolomitgebrannterKalkKalziumoxidgelöschterKalkKalziumhydroxid

This word in other languages

chalk(English)creta(Español)craie(Français)cal(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • keride
  • kkreide
  • kredie
  • kreidde
  • kreied
  • kriede
  • krreide
  • rkeide

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kreide - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

keride2kkreide1kredie2kreidde1kreied2kriede2krreide1rkeide2
Edit distance from "Kreide"

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 "Kreide"?
"Kreide" is spelled K-R-E-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaɪ̯də].
What does "Kreide" mean?
As a noun, "Kreide" means: weicher, weißer Kalkstein (Hauptbestandteil Kalziumkarbonat)
What words are commonly confused with "Kreide"?
"Kreide" is commonly confused with "Kreis", "Krise", "kreise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kreide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kreide" is [ˈkʁaɪ̯də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kreide" come from?
"Kreide" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kreide", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

legend#18,968lösten#18,977intakt#18,938Moslem#18,991

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Kelch8 variantslängs8 variantsMinsk8 variantsgreife8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list