Krethi und Plethi
[ˌkʁeːti ʊnt ˈpleːti]
The verdict
“Krethi und Plethi” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jedermann, allerlei Leute (die man nicht sehr schätzt)
Corpus desk
Index DE-krethi-und-plethi · Krethi und Plethi · German
Krethi und Plethi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Krethi und Plethi |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌkʁeːti ʊnt ˈpleːti] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Krethi und Plethi“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Krethi und Plethi is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌkʁeːti ʊnt ˈpleːti]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jedermann, allerlei Leute (die man nicht sehr schätzt)".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Krethi und Plethi, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 Krethi und Plethi, spelled K-R-E-T-H-I- -U-N-D- -P-L-E-T-H-I.
Definition
- 1jedermann, allerlei Leute (die man nicht sehr schätzt)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Krethi und Plethi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Da schimpfte der Fanfarenzugführer auf Krethi und Plethi.“
„Ich beobachtete ihn, um herauszubringen, warum er einen Artikel nach dem anderen durchbrachte, während ich, und auch andere, oft ein halbes oder ganzes Jahr mit einem Artikel nicht bloß von Pontius zu Pilatus, sondern auch noch zu Hinz und Kunz, Krethi und Plethi, den oberen und den unteren und den mittleren Zehntausend rennen, bis wir eingesehen haben,…
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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.