Krickente

[ˈkʁɪkˌʔɛntə]

/[ˈkʁɪkˌʔɛntə]/ noun

The verdict

“Krickente” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Wildente mit grau getüpfeltem Gefieder und braunem Kopf beim Erpel

Corpus desk

Index DE-krickente · Krickente · German

Krickente · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Krickente
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrickente
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁɪkˌʔɛntə]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Krickente” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Krickenteliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Krickente is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁɪkˌʔɛntə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine Wildente mit grau getüpfeltem Gefieder und braunem Kopf beim Erpel".

Krickente has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Krickente, spelled K-R-I-C-K-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine Wildente mit grau getüpfeltem Gefieder und braunem Kopf beim Erpel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bevorzugt sucht die Krickente an Uferzonen nach Futter.
  2. Die Krickente, einst die zweithäufigste Schwimmente in Österreich, ist mit weniger als 100 Brutpaaren stark gefährdet und wurde von Birdlife zum Vogel des Jahres 2025 ernannt.

Synonyms

WachtelenteAnas crecca

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Krickente"?
"Krickente" is spelled K-R-I-C-K-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁɪkˌʔɛntə].
What does "Krickente" mean?
As a noun, "Krickente" means: kleine Wildente mit grau getüpfeltem Gefieder und braunem Kopf beim Erpel
How do you pronounce "Krickente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krickente" is [ˈkʁɪkˌʔɛntə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krickente" come from?
"Krickente" 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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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list