Kreidezeit

[ˈkʁaɪ̯dəˌt͡saɪ̯t]

/[ˈkʁaɪ̯dəˌt͡saɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kreidezeit” is uncommon German (frequency #80,586 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,586
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erdzeitalter, in dem weicher, weißer Kalkstein (Kreide) entstand und an dessen Ende die Dinosaurier ausstarben; Zeitalter zwischen dem Jura und dem Tertiär

Corpus desk

Index DE-kreidezeit · Kreidezeit · German

Kreidezeit · rank #80,586 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,586
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kreischend

Nearest frequency peer: kreischend (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kreidezeit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kreidezeit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kreidezeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordKreidezeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁaɪ̯dəˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#80,586
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kreidezeit“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kreidezeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kreischend“ (#80,587), „Krankentransport“ (#80,583), „Krippenspiel“ (#80,589). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kreidezeit“ bei #80,586. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kreidezeit is uncommon German at frequency #80,586 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁaɪ̯dəˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Erdzeitalter, in dem weicher, weißer Kalkstein (Kreide) entstand und an dessen Ende die Dinosaurier ausstarben; Zeitalter zwischen dem Jura und dem Tertiär".

Kreidezeit has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kreidezeit, spelled K-R-E-I-D-E-Z-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erdzeitalter, in dem weicher, weißer Kalkstein (Kreide) entstand und an dessen Ende die Dinosaurier ausstarben; Zeitalter zwischen dem Jura und dem Tertiär

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Der Ankylosaurier war ein großer, gepanzerter Pflanzenfresser, der während der Kreidezeit lebte.“

Synonyms

Kreide

This word in other languages

Cretaceous(English)Cretácico(Español)Crétacé(Français)

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 "Kreidezeit"?
"Kreidezeit" is spelled K-R-E-I-D-E-Z-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaɪ̯dəˌt͡saɪ̯t].
What does "Kreidezeit" mean?
As a noun, "Kreidezeit" means: Erdzeitalter, in dem weicher, weißer Kalkstein (Kreide) entstand und an dessen Ende die Dinosaurier ausstarben; Zeitalter zwischen dem Jura und dem Tertiär
How do you pronounce "Kreidezeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kreidezeit" is [ˈkʁaɪ̯dəˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kreidezeit" come from?
"Kreidezeit" 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 "Kreidezeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kreischend#80,587kosmischer#80,579Knäckebrot#80,570klingender#80,568

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list