kreuze

/[ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sə]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,882

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

kreuze is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kreuzen Pronounced [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sə]. Often confused with Kruse and kreuzt.

Key facts for kreuze
PropertyValue
Headwordkreuze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,882
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of kreuze in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for kreuze is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sə]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,882 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for kreuze, with forms such as "keruze", "kkreuze", and "kreuez". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Kruse", "kreuzt", "Kreuzes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is kreuze, spelled K-R-E-U-Z-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kreuzen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kreuzen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kreuzen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kreuzen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: keruze,kkreuze,kreuez,kreuzze,krezue,krreuze,krueze,rkeuze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for kreuze

Misspelling Variants of "kreuze"

keruze6kkreuze7kreuez6kreuzze7krezue6krreuze7krueze6rkeuze6
Misspelling Variants of "kreuze"

Frequency rank: #13,882 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kreuze"?
"kreuze" is spelled K-R-E-U-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sə].
What does "kreuze" mean?
As a verb, "kreuze" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kreuzen
What words are commonly confused with "kreuze"?
"kreuze" is commonly confused with "Kruse", "kreuzt", "Kreuzes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kreuze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kreuze" is [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kreuze" come from?
"kreuze" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.