křídlo
[ˈkr̝̊iːdlɔ]
The verdict
“křídlo” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Körperteil eines Tieres (wie Insekt, Vogel), der funktional zum Fliegen befähigen kann; Flügel, Schwinge
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | křídlo |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkr̝̊iːdlɔ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “křídlo” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for křídlo is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkr̝̊iːdlɔ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for křídlo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is křídlo, spelled K-Ř-Í-D-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1ein Körperteil eines Tieres (wie Insekt, Vogel), der funktional zum Fliegen befähigen kann; Flügel, Schwinge
- 2tragender Teil eines Flugzeugs; Flügel, Tragflügel, Tragfläche
- 3Teil eines Gebäudes, der an den Hauptteil angebaut ist; Flügel
- 4großes Klavier mit waagrecht liegendem Resonanzkasten; Flügel
- 5seitlicher Teil einer Formation (Schach, Fußball, Fenster, politisches Spektrum, usw.); Flügel
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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.
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Using “křídlo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-Ř-Í-D-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkr̝̊iːdlɔ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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