Kresse
[ˈkʁɛsə]
The verdict
“Kresse” is uncommon German (frequency #53,011 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,011
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu den Kreuzblütlern gehörende Pflanze mit stark gespaltenen oder gefiederten Blättern, kleinen, weißlichen oder grünlichen Blüten in Traubenform mit kleinen rundlichen Schoten, die in vielen Arten...
Corpus desk
Index DE-kresse · Kresse · German
Kresse · rank #53,011 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,011
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kralle
Nearest frequency peer: Kralle (-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 „Kresse“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- kostenlosem
kostenlosem
46,993 corpus weight
- krachend
krachend
46,992 corpus weight
- Kralle
Kralle
46,991 corpus weight
- Kresse
Kresse
46,990 corpus weight
- Kreuzfahrer
Kreuzfahrer
46,989 corpus weight
- kreuzte
kreuzte
46,988 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kresse“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kresse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁɛsə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,011 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kresse“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kresse is uncommon German at frequency #53,011 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁɛsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zu den Kreuzblütlern gehörende Pflanze mit stark gespaltenen oder gefiederten Blättern, kleinen, weißlichen oder grünlichen Blüten in Traubenform mit kleinen rundlichen Schoten, die in vielen Arten...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kresse, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kresse, spelled K-R-E-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1zu den Kreuzblütlern gehörende Pflanze mit stark gespaltenen oder gefiederten Blättern, kleinen, weißlichen oder grünlichen Blüten in Traubenform mit kleinen rundlichen Schoten, die in vielen Arten verbreitet ist, von denen einige als Salat oder Gewürz verwendet werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kresse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hat viel Kresse in den Salat getan.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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