kreuzten

[ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡stn̩]

/[ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡stn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“kreuzten” is uncommon German (frequency #55,482 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,482
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kreuzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kreuzten · kreuzten · German

kreuzten · rank #55,482 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,482
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Krankenhausau…

Nearest frequency peer: Krankenhausaufenthalt (-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 „kreuzten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kreuzten
PropertyValue
Headwordkreuzten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡stn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,482
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kreuzten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).kreuztenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Krankenhausaufenthalt“ (#55,481), „Kriminologie“ (#55,483), „Kostenpunkt“ (#55,480). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kreuzten“ bei #55,482. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kreuzten is uncommon German at frequency #55,482 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡stn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for kreuzten in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 kreuzten, spelled K-R-E-U-Z-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kreuzen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kreuzen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kreuzen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kreuzen

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 "kreuzten"?
"kreuzten" is spelled K-R-E-U-Z-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡stn̩].
What does "kreuzten" mean?
As a verb, "kreuzten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs kreuzen
How do you pronounce "kreuzten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kreuzten" is [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡stn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Kontexte#55,475kuriosen#55,491Kursbuch#55,492latenten#55,501

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list