kreisten

[ˈkʁaɪ̯stn̩]

/[ˈkʁaɪ̯stn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“kreisten” is uncommon German (frequency #82,987 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,987
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kreisen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kreisten · kreisten · German

kreisten · rank #82,987 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,987
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kreisverbands

Nearest frequency peer: Kreisverbands (+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 „kreisten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kreisten
PropertyValue
Headwordkreisten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkʁaɪ̯stn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#82,987
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kreisten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.kreistenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kreisverbands“ (#82,988), „kreisenden“ (#82,985), „Krapp“ (#82,984). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kreisten“ bei #82,987. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kreisten is uncommon German at frequency #82,987 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkʁaɪ̯stn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kreisten, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kreisten, spelled K-R-E-I-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kreisen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kreisen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kreisen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kreisen

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 "kreisten"?
"kreisten" is spelled K-R-E-I-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁaɪ̯stn̩].
What does "kreisten" mean?
As a verb, "kreisten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kreisen
How do you pronounce "kreisten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kreisten" is [ˈkʁaɪ̯stn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kreisten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Kubismus#82,997kündigst#83,005lauerten#83,017malochen#83,044

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list