Kreuzotter
[ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌʔɔtɐ]
The verdict
“Kreuzotter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - eurasische Giftschlange aus der Familie der Vipern
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Index DE-kreuzotter · Kreuzotter · German
Kreuzotter · 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 | Kreuzotter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌʔɔtɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kreuzotter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kreuzotter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌʔɔtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eurasische Giftschlange aus der Familie der Vipern".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kreuzotter, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kreuzotter, spelled K-R-E-U-Z-O-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1eurasische Giftschlange aus der Familie der Vipern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kreuzotter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Kreuzotter ist die einzige Schlange, die auch nördlich des nördlichen Polarkreises vorkommt.
„Während wir langsam durch den Wald spazierten, trafen wir sogar auf eine giftige Kreuzotter, aber die schlängelte schnell weg.“
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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.