Krill
[kʁɪl]
The verdict
“Krill” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besonders in den antarktischen Meeren auftretendes Plankton
Corpus desk
Index DE-krill · Krill · German
Krill · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | Krill |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kʁɪl] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Krill“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Krill is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kʁɪl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "besonders in den antarktischen Meeren auftretendes Plankton".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Krill in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Krill, spelled K-R-I-L-L.
Definition
- 1besonders in den antarktischen Meeren auftretendes Plankton
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Krill appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine weitere Wirkung des Krills betrifft die Größe der Wale.
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.