Kreuzberg
[ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌbɛʁk]
The verdict
“Kreuzberg” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #9,397 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #9,397
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ehemaliger Bezirk und heutiger Ortsteil von Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg im Zentrum von Berlin
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kreuzberg |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌbɛʁk] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #9,397 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kreuzberg” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Kreuzberg is 9 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌbɛʁk]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,397 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ehemaliger Bezirk und heutiger Ortsteil von Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg im Zentrum von Berlin".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kreuzberg, with forms such as "keruzberg", "kkreuzberg", and "kreubzerg". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Kreuzer", "Kreuzweg", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kreuzberg, spelled K-R-E-U-Z-B-E-R-G.
Definition
- 1ehemaliger Bezirk und heutiger Ortsteil von Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg im Zentrum von Berlin
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: keruzberg,kkreuzberg,kreubzerg,kreuzbberg,kreuzbegr,kreuzbergg,kreuzberrg,kreuzbreg,kreuzebrg,kreuzzberg,krezuberg,krreuzberg,kruezberg,rkeuzberg
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kreuzberg - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “Kreuzberg”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-R-E-U-Z-B-E-R-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌbɛʁk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Kreuzer” - see the side-by-side comparison. Kreuzberg vs Kreuzer
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.