Kreuztal

[ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌtaːl]

/[ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌtaːl]/ name

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The verdict

“Kreuztal” is uncommon German (frequency #93,179 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,179
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-kreuztal · Kreuztal · German

Kreuztal · rank #93,179 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,179
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Krebsen

Nearest frequency peer: Krebsen (-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 „Kreuztal“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kreuztal
PropertyValue
HeadwordKreuztal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌtaːl]
Letters8
Frequency rank#93,179
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kreuztal“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Krebsen“ (#93,178), „Kriemhild“ (#93,180), „Krankenpflegerin“ (#93,177). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kreuztal“ bei #93,179. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kreuztal is uncommon German at frequency #93,179 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌtaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kreuztal, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kreuztal, spelled K-R-E-U-Z-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Kreuztal liegt im Westen Deutschlands.

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 "Kreuztal"?
"Kreuztal" is spelled K-R-E-U-Z-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌtaːl].
What does "Kreuztal" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kreuztal" means: eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Kreuztal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kreuztal" is [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌtaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kreuztal" come from?
"Kreuztal" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kultfilm#93,187konvexen#93,168klimpern#93,151Kampftag#93,131

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list