kribbelt

[ˈkʁɪbl̩t]

/[ˈkʁɪbl̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“kribbelt” is uncommon German (frequency #70,493 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,493
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kribbeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-kribbelt · kribbelt · German

kribbelt · rank #70,493 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,493
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kriegsopfer

Nearest frequency peer: Kriegsopfer (+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 „kribbelt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kribbelt
PropertyValue
Headwordkribbelt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkʁɪbl̩t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,493
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kribbelt“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kriegsopfer“ (#70,494), „Krebsrisiko“ (#70,491), „Krings“ (#70,495). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kribbelt“ bei #70,493. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kribbelt is uncommon German at frequency #70,493 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkʁɪbl̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

kribbelt has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 kribbelt, spelled K-R-I-B-B-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kribbeln
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kribbeln
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kribbeln
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kribbeln

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 "kribbelt"?
"kribbelt" is spelled K-R-I-B-B-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁɪbl̩t].
What does "kribbelt" mean?
As a verb, "kribbelt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kribbeln
How do you pronounce "kribbelt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kribbelt" is [ˈkʁɪbl̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kribbelt" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Korporal#70,481Leimbach#70,511knüpften#70,469lässigen#70,529

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list