Kriminalisten

[kʁiminaˈlɪstn̩]

/[kʁiminaˈlɪstn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kriminalisten” is uncommon German (frequency #93,181 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,181
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kriminalist

Corpus desk

Index DE-kriminalisten · Kriminalisten · German

Kriminalisten · rank #93,181 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,181
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kriemhild

Nearest frequency peer: Kriemhild (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kriminalisten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kriminalisten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kriminalisten
PropertyValue
HeadwordKriminalisten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʁiminaˈlɪstn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#93,181
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kriminalisten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kriminalistenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kriemhild“ (#93,180), „Kriminalistik“ (#93,182), „Kreuztal“ (#93,179). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kriminalisten“ bei #93,181. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kriminalisten is uncommon German at frequency #93,181 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kʁiminaˈlɪstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Kriminalisten in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Kriminalisten, spelled K-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-I-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kriminalist
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kriminalist
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Kriminalist
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kriminalist
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kriminalist
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kriminalist
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kriminalist

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kriminalisten"?
"Kriminalisten" is spelled K-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-I-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁiminaˈlɪstn̩].
What does "Kriminalisten" mean?
As a noun, "Kriminalisten" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kriminalist
How do you pronounce "Kriminalisten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kriminalisten" is [kʁiminaˈlɪstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kriminalisten" come from?
"Kriminalisten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kriminalisten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kriminalistik#93,182Krisengebiete#93,184Kundenwünsche#93,193klitzekleinen#93,152

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list