kreidebleich
[ˈkʁaɪ̯dəˈblaɪ̯ç]
The verdict
“kreidebleich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - annähernd so hell wie (weiße) Kreide, meist auf den Teint bezogen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kreidebleich · kreidebleich · German
kreidebleich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | kreidebleich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkʁaɪ̯dəˈblaɪ̯ç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kreidebleich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kreidebleich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkʁaɪ̯dəˈblaɪ̯ç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "annähernd so hell wie (weiße) Kreide, meist auf den Teint bezogen".
kreidebleich has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kreidebleich, spelled K-R-E-I-D-E-B-L-E-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1annähernd so hell wie (weiße) Kreide, meist auf den Teint bezogen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kreidebleich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du bist ja kreidebleich! Bist du krank?
„Eine sehr alte Frau mit kreidebleichem Gesicht stand da an eine Hauswand gelehnt, dicht an der Mauer.“
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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.