kreuzfidel
[ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sfiˌdeːl]
The verdict
“kreuzfidel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr vergnügt
Corpus desk
Index DE-kreuzfidel · kreuzfidel · German
kreuzfidel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | kreuzfidel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sfiˌdeːl] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kreuzfidel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kreuzfidel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sfiˌdeːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr vergnügt".
kreuzfidel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is kreuzfidel, spelled K-R-E-U-Z-F-I-D-E-L.
Definition
- 1sehr vergnügt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kreuzfidel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zwei Tage nach seinem Unfall war er schon wieder kreuzfidel.
„Der Feldscher, ein alter, ergrauter, ehrenwerter Kerl, ist überrascht, als er den anscheinend so schwer Kranken kreuzfidel und puppenlustig vorfindet.“
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.