kriechend
[ˈkʁiːçn̩t]
The verdict
“kriechend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs kriechen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kriechend · kriechend · German
kriechend · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kriechend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkʁiːçn̩t] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kriechend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kriechend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkʁiːçn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs kriechen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for kriechend in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is kriechend, spelled K-R-I-E-C-H-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1Partizip Präsens des Verbs kriechen
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.