Kreole
[kʁeˈoːlə]
The verdict
“Kreole” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nachkomme der aus den romanischen Ländern stammenden Einwanderer/Eroberer in Mittel- und Südamerika
Corpus desk
Index DE-kreole · Kreole · German
Kreole · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Kreole |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kʁeˈoːlə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kreole“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kreole is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kʁeˈoːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kreole, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Kreole, spelled K-R-E-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1Nachkomme der aus den romanischen Ländern stammenden Einwanderer/Eroberer in Mittel- und Südamerika
- 2Nachkomme von aus den afrikanischen Ländern verschleppten Sklaven in Brasilien
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kreole appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bolivar war ein charismatischer Anführer, der zur weißen Oberschicht, den Kreolen, genauso sprechen konnte wie zu seinen Soldaten.“
„Der Ire war in seiner Anrede an den Kreolen natürlich im parlez-vous français steckengeblieben und hatte auf sein weiteres im rauhen irischen Dialekte vorgebrachtes Kauderwelsch ein »je n'entends pas« zur Antwort erhalten.“
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.