Krimiautor
[ˈkʁɪmiˌʔaʊ̯toːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Krimiautor” 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) - Schriftsteller, der bevorzugt oder ausschließlich Kriminalfälle thematisiert
Corpus desk
Index DE-krimiautor · Krimiautor · German
Krimiautor · 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 | Krimiautor |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁɪmiˌʔaʊ̯toːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Krimiautor“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Krimiautor is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁɪmiˌʔaʊ̯toːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schriftsteller, der bevorzugt oder ausschließlich Kriminalfälle thematisiert".
Zero misspellings are on record for Krimiautor in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Krimiautor, spelled K-R-I-M-I-A-U-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1Schriftsteller, der bevorzugt oder ausschließlich Kriminalfälle thematisiert
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Krimiautor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Krimiautor von diesem Buch schreibt auch Science-Fiction-Romane.
„Nach zehn Ausgaben der Proteo-Laurenti-Serie legt der Triestiner Krimiautor Veit Heinichen nun einen fast 500-seitigen "Thriller" vor.“
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.