kreuzweise

[ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌvaɪ̯zə]

/[ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌvaɪ̯zə]/ adv

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The verdict

“kreuzweise” is uncommon German (frequency #60,760 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,760
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - über Kreuz, in Form eines Kreuzes

Corpus desk

Index DE-kreuzweise · kreuzweise · German

kreuzweise · rank #60,760 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,760
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kreuzfeuer

Nearest frequency peer: Kreuzfeuer (-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 „kreuzweise“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kreuzweise
PropertyValue
Headwordkreuzweise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌvaɪ̯zə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,760
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kreuzweise“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kreuzfeuer“ (#60,759), „Kriegsgebieten“ (#60,761), „Kriegsjahre“ (#60,762). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kreuzweise“ bei #60,760. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kreuzweise is uncommon German at frequency #60,760 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌvaɪ̯zə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "über Kreuz, in Form eines Kreuzes".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kreuzweise, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is kreuzweise, spelled K-R-E-U-Z-W-E-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    über Kreuz, in Form eines Kreuzes

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dabei werden die Bretter zur Stabilität kreuzweise übereinandergelegt.

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 "kreuzweise"?
"kreuzweise" is spelled K-R-E-U-Z-W-E-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌvaɪ̯zə].
What does "kreuzweise" mean?
As an adverb, "kreuzweise" means: über Kreuz, in Form eines Kreuzes
How do you pronounce "kreuzweise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kreuzweise" is [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌvaɪ̯zə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kreuzweise" come from?
"kreuzweise" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kreuzfeuer#60,759Kybernetik#60,770langsamere#60,784kindischen#60,733

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list