Kreisel
[ˈkʁaɪ̯zl̩]
The verdict
“Kreisel” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #26,939 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #26,939
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein kleines Kinderspielzeug, das sich auf einer Spitze im Kreis dreht, wenn man es mit dem entsprechenden Schwung versieht
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kreisel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁaɪ̯zl̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #26,939 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kreisel” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Kreisel is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʁaɪ̯zl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,939 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kreisel, with forms such as "kerisel", "kkreisel", and "kreiesl". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Krise", "Krisen", "kreist", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kreisel, spelled K-R-E-I-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1ein kleines Kinderspielzeug, das sich auf einer Spitze im Kreis dreht, wenn man es mit dem entsprechenden Schwung versieht
- 2ein in Bezug auf seine Achse allseits symmetrischer und mit ihr drehbarer Körper
- 3eine genau zentrierte, mit hoher Drehzahl laufende Schwungmasse
- 4andere Bezeichnung für Kreisverkehr
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: kerisel,kkreisel,kreiesl,kreisell,kreisle,kreissel,kresiel,kriesel,krreisel,rkeisel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kreisel - 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.
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.
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Using “Kreisel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-R-E-I-S-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkʁaɪ̯zl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Krise” - see the side-by-side comparison. Kreisel vs Krise
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.