kreischt

[kʁaɪ̯ʃt]

/[kʁaɪ̯ʃt]/ verb

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The verdict

“kreischt” is uncommon German (frequency #65,428 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,428
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kreischen

Key facts for kreischt
PropertyValue
Headwordkreischt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kʁaɪ̯ʃt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,428
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kreischt” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). kreischt lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kreischt is uncommon German at frequency #65,428 among 55,078 “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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Using “kreischt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-R-E-I-S-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kʁaɪ̯ʃt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list