Kreuzzug

[ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌt͡suːk]

/[ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌt͡suːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kreuzzug” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,805. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,805
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - religiös motivierte Feldzüge der christlichen Völker des Abendlands, deren Ziel es war das Heilige Land aus der Hand der Muslime zu befreien

Corpus desk

Index DE-kreuzzug · Kreuzzug · German

Kreuzzug · rank #24,805 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,805
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kreatives

Nearest frequency peer: kreatives (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kreuzzug“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kreuzzug“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kreuzzug vs Kreuzzüge
78% similar
Kreuzzug vs Kreuzung
75% similar
Kreuzzug vs Kreuzweg
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kreuzzug
PropertyValue
HeadwordKreuzzug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌt͡suːk]
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,805
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kreuzzug“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kreuzzugliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kreatives“ (#24,804), „kritisches“ (#24,806), „Kopfes“ (#24,803). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kreuzzug“ bei #24,805. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Kreuzzug (IPA [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌt͡suːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,805 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kreuzzug, with forms such as "keruzzug", "kkreuzzug", and "kreuzug". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Kreuzzüge", "Kreuzung", "Kreuzweg", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kreuzzug, spelled K-R-E-U-Z-Z-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    religiös motivierte Feldzüge der christlichen Völker des Abendlands, deren Ziel es war das Heilige Land aus der Hand der Muslime zu befreien
  2. 2
    religiös motivierter Feldzug gegen Heiden, Ketzer, die Ostkirche, Aufständische und politische Gegner
  3. 3
    eine mit großen Eifer und Einsatz geführte Kampagne für oder gegen etwas
  4. 4
    Kletterbewegung, bei der die weitergreifende Hand die Lotlinie der haltenden Hand überquert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Erste Kreuzzug begann im Jahr 1096 endete 1099 mit der Einnahme Jerusalems durch ein Kreuzritterheer.
  2. „Dies führte zum dritten Kreuzzug um die Rückeroberung Jerusalems.“

Synonyms

KreuzfahrtOrientkreuzzugKampagne

This word in other languages

crusade(English)cruzada(Español)croisade(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • keruzzug
  • kkreuzzug
  • kreuzug
  • kreuzuzg
  • kreuzzgu
  • kreuzzugg
  • krezuzug
  • krreuzzug
  • kruezzug
  • rkeuzzug

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kreuzzug - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

keruzzug2kkreuzzug1kreuzug1kreuzuzg2kreuzzgu2kreuzzugg1krezuzug2krreuzzug1
Edit distance from "Kreuzzug"

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 "Kreuzzug"?
"Kreuzzug" is spelled K-R-E-U-Z-Z-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌt͡suːk].
What does "Kreuzzug" mean?
As a noun, "Kreuzzug" means: religiös motivierte Feldzüge der christlichen Völker des Abendlands, deren Ziel es war das Heilige Land aus der Hand der Muslime zu befreien
What words are commonly confused with "Kreuzzug"?
"Kreuzzug" is commonly confused with "Kreuzzüge", "Kreuzung", "Kreuzweg". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kreuzzug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kreuzzug" is [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌt͡suːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kreuzzug" come from?
"Kreuzzug" 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 "Kreuzzug", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Kämmerer#24,808käuflich#24,810Klöckner#24,799lackiert#24,812

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list