Kreisläufer

[ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌlɔɪ̯fɐ]

/[ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌlɔɪ̯fɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Kreisläufer” is uncommon German (frequency #94,520 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,520
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - am Wurfkreis agierender Spieler

Key facts for Kreisläufer
PropertyValue
HeadwordKreisläufer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌlɔɪ̯fɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#94,520
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kreisläufer” 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). Kreisläufer 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

Kreisläufer is uncommon German at frequency #94,520 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌlɔɪ̯fɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "am Wurfkreis agierender Spieler".

Kreisläufer has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Kreisläufer, spelled K-R-E-I-S-L-Ä-U-F-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    am Wurfkreis agierender Spieler

Synonyms

Kreisspieler

This word in other languages

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 "Kreisläufer"?
"Kreisläufer" is spelled K-R-E-I-S-L-Ä-U-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌlɔɪ̯fɐ].
What does "Kreisläufer" mean?
As a noun, "Kreisläufer" means: am Wurfkreis agierender Spieler
How do you pronounce "Kreisläufer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kreisläufer" is [ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌlɔɪ̯fɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kreisläufer" come from?
"Kreisläufer" 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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Using “Kreisläufer”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-R-E-I-S-L-Ä-U-F-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌlɔɪ̯fɐ] (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