Kreisumfang
[ˈkʁaɪ̯sʔʊmˌfaŋ]
The verdict
“Kreisumfang” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Länge der Außenlinie eines Kreises
Corpus desk
Index DE-kreisumfang · Kreisumfang · German
Kreisumfang · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kreisumfang |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁaɪ̯sʔʊmˌfaŋ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kreisumfang“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kreisumfang is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁaɪ̯sʔʊmˌfaŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Länge der Außenlinie eines Kreises".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kreisumfang, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kreisumfang, spelled K-R-E-I-S-U-M-F-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1die Länge der Außenlinie eines Kreises
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kreisumfang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Den Kreisumfang kann man messen, wenn man den Kreis ausrollt und die Länge misst.
„Seit 1987 feiern Matheverrückte, Computerfreaks und Wissenschaftler die Zahl Pi, die das Verhältnis von Kreisumfang und Kreisdurchmesser repräsentiert.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.