krepieren

[kʁeˈpiːʁən]

/[kʁeˈpiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“krepieren” is uncommon German (frequency #71,543 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,543
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zugrunde gehen, sterben

Corpus desk

Index DE-krepieren · krepieren · German

krepieren · rank #71,543 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,543
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH krell

Nearest frequency peer: krell (-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 „krepieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for krepieren
PropertyValue
Headwordkrepieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kʁeˈpiːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#71,543
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „krepieren“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „krell“ (#71,542), „kriminalisieren“ (#71,544), „Kulturkreises“ (#71,545). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „krepieren“ bei #71,543. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

krepieren is uncommon German at frequency #71,543 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kʁeˈpiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for krepieren, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is krepieren, spelled K-R-E-P-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zugrunde gehen, sterben
  2. 2
    bersten, zerbersten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how krepieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Krepieren sollst du wie ein Hund!
  2. „Die Metaphern, Symbole, Analogien, Begriffe dieses Romans erstehen aus einer Landschaft, die durch Schützengräben zerschnitten, von Bunkern unterminiert ist, in der Granaten krepieren, Menschen zerrissen werden, Panzer sich als ‚Riesenkröten der Maschinenzeit‘ voranwälzen, ‚von einer frostigen Zukunft überstrahlt‘.“

Synonyms

sterbenzugrunde gehenden Löffel abgebenverendeneingehenins Gras beißenverrecken

This word in other languages

croak(English)claquer(Français)

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 "krepieren"?
"krepieren" is spelled K-R-E-P-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁeˈpiːʁən].
What does "krepieren" mean?
As a verb, "krepieren" means: zugrunde gehen, sterben
How do you pronounce "krepieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "krepieren" is [kʁeˈpiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "krepieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kundgetan#71,546Kosenamen#71,538Korbinian#71,536kopierten#71,535

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list