Kriecherei
[kʁiːçəˈʁaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Kriecherei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unterwürfige, kriecherische Schmeichelei
Corpus desk
Index DE-kriecherei · Kriecherei · German
Kriecherei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Kriecherei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kʁiːçəˈʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kriecherei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kriecherei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kʁiːçəˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unterwürfige, kriecherische Schmeichelei".
No misspelling variants are generated for Kriecherei in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kriecherei, spelled K-R-I-E-C-H-E-R-E-I.
Definition
- 1unterwürfige, kriecherische Schmeichelei
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kriecherei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das mag vielleicht wie übellaunige Kriecherei klingen, tatsächlich aber hatte er damit völlig recht.“
„Er bemerkte, dass alle miteinander tuschelten und mit den Augen auf ihn deuteten, und zwar mit einer Scheu, in der schon etwas von serviler Kriecherei lag.“
Synonyms
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.