Kriechpflanze

[ˈkʁiːçˌp͡flant͡sə]

/[ˈkʁiːçˌp͡flant͡sə]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - am Boden wachsende, sich nicht nach oben ausbreitende Pflanze

Key facts for Kriechpflanze
PropertyValue
HeadwordKriechpflanze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁiːçˌp͡flant͡sə]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kriechpflanze” sits in German frequency

Kriechpflanze falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Kriechpflanze is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁiːçˌp͡flant͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "am Boden wachsende, sich nicht nach oben ausbreitende Pflanze".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Kriechpflanze in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. 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 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 Kriechpflanze, spelled K-R-I-E-C-H-P-F-L-A-N-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    am Boden wachsende, sich nicht nach oben ausbreitende Pflanze

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kriechpflanze"?
"Kriechpflanze" is spelled K-R-I-E-C-H-P-F-L-A-N-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁiːçˌp͡flant͡sə].
What does "Kriechpflanze" mean?
As a noun, "Kriechpflanze" means: am Boden wachsende, sich nicht nach oben ausbreitende Pflanze
How do you pronounce "Kriechpflanze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kriechpflanze" is [ˈkʁiːçˌp͡flant͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kriechpflanze" come from?
"Kriechpflanze" 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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Using “Kriechpflanze”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-R-I-E-C-H-P-F-L-A-N-Z-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkʁiːçˌp͡flant͡sə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list