Kreuzfeuer

[ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌfɔɪ̯ɐ]

/[ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌfɔɪ̯ɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kreuzfeuer” is uncommon German (frequency #60,759 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,759
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beschuss von mehreren Seiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-kreuzfeuer · Kreuzfeuer · German

Kreuzfeuer · rank #60,759 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,759
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kreuzweise

Nearest frequency peer: kreuzweise (+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 „Kreuzfeuer“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kreuzfeuer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kreuzfeuer
PropertyValue
HeadwordKreuzfeuer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌfɔɪ̯ɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,759
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kreuzfeuer“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kreuzfeuerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kreuzweise“ (#60,760), „Krebskranke“ (#60,757), „Kriegsgebieten“ (#60,761). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kreuzfeuer“ bei #60,759. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kreuzfeuer is uncommon German at frequency #60,759 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌfɔɪ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Kreuzfeuer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kreuzfeuer, spelled K-R-E-U-Z-F-E-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beschuss von mehreren Seiten
  2. 2
    Kritik von mehreren Seiten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kreuzfeuer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Wir liefen zurück und suchten Schutz hinter einem kleinen Mauervorsprung: Aber sobald das Kreuzfeuer eröffnet wurde – auf die Schule und von ihr kommend –, fanden wir uns in der Feuerlinie, und die Kugeln trafen die Mauer, hinter der wir standen.“
  2. „Ich glaub, die Jungs im Auto sind in ein Kreuzfeuer geraten.“

This word in other languages

crossfire(English)fuego cruzado(Español)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kreuzfeuer"?
"Kreuzfeuer" is spelled K-R-E-U-Z-F-E-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌfɔɪ̯ɐ].
What does "Kreuzfeuer" mean?
As a noun, "Kreuzfeuer" means: Beschuss von mehreren Seiten
How do you pronounce "Kreuzfeuer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kreuzfeuer" is [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌfɔɪ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kreuzfeuer" come from?
"Kreuzfeuer" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kreuzfeuer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kreuzweise#60,760Kybernetik#60,770langsamere#60,784kindischen#60,733

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list