kreischt

[kʁaɪ̯ʃt]

/[kʁaɪ̯ʃt]/ verb

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The verdict

“kreischt” is uncommon German (frequency #65,428 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,428
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kreischen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kreischt · kreischt · German

kreischt · rank #65,428 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,428
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kraftvoller

Nearest frequency peer: kraftvoller (-2 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 „kreischt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kreischt
PropertyValue
Headwordkreischt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kʁaɪ̯ʃt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,428
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kreischt“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kraftvoller“ (#65,426), „Kriegsflüchtlinge“ (#65,430), „Korschenbroich“ (#65,425). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kreischt“ bei #65,428. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kreischt is uncommon German at frequency #65,428 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kʁaɪ̯ʃt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kreischt, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 kreischt, spelled K-R-E-I-S-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kreischen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kreischen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kreischen
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kreischen

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 "kreischt"?
"kreischt" is spelled K-R-E-I-S-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁaɪ̯ʃt].
What does "kreischt" mean?
As a verb, "kreischt" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kreischen
How do you pronounce "kreischt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kreischt" is [kʁaɪ̯ʃt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kreischt" come from?
"kreischt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

knirscht#65,414Klientin#65,411kuschelt#65,445Kenianer#65,402

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list