Krepp
[kʁɛp]
The verdict
“Krepp” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stoff oder Ähnliches mit rauer Oberfläche
Corpus desk
Index DE-krepp · Krepp · German
Krepp · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | Krepp |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kʁɛp] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Krepp“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Krepp is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kʁɛp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stoff oder Ähnliches mit rauer Oberfläche".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Krepp, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Krepp, spelled K-R-E-P-P.
Definition
- 1Stoff oder Ähnliches mit rauer Oberfläche
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Krepp appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Krepp (Crêpe) Crêpes sind Stoffe mit typisch körniger, sandartiger Oberfläche. Sie sind fließend, aber nicht schlaff, sondern dynamisch und schwungvoll.“
„Die poröse Gummisohle wird mit Krepp verglichen, einer Entlehnung von frz. crépe Krepp, krauser Stoff.'“
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.