kreuzförmig
[ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌfœʁmɪç]
The verdict
“kreuzförmig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geformt wie ein Kreuz; wie ein Kreuz aussehend
Corpus desk
Index DE-kreuzformig · kreuzförmig · German
kreuzförmig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | kreuzförmig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌfœʁmɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kreuzförmig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kreuzförmig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌfœʁmɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "geformt wie ein Kreuz; wie ein Kreuz aussehend".
No misspelling variants are generated for kreuzförmig in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is kreuzförmig, spelled K-R-E-U-Z-F-Ö-R-M-I-G.
Definition
- 1geformt wie ein Kreuz; wie ein Kreuz aussehend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how kreuzförmig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das einzigartige Gebäude hat einen Durchmesser von insgesamt 48 Metern und verbarg im Zentrum einen etwa 15 Meter durchmessenden Raum, der von weiteren, kreuzförmig angelegten Mauern unterteilt ist.“
This word in other languages
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.