Kriminalistik

[kʁiminaˈlɪstɪk]

/[kʁiminaˈlɪstɪk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kriminalistik” is uncommon German (frequency #93,182 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,182
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wissenschaftliche Beschäftigung mit den Mitteln zur Bekämpfung und Untersuchung von Straftaten

Corpus desk

Index DE-kriminalistik · Kriminalistik · German

Kriminalistik · rank #93,182 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,182
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kriminalisten

Nearest frequency peer: Kriminalisten (-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 „Kriminalistik“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kriminalistik
PropertyValue
HeadwordKriminalistik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʁiminaˈlɪstɪk]
Letters13
Frequency rank#93,182
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kriminalistik“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kriminalisten“ (#93,181), „Kriemhild“ (#93,180), „Krisengebiete“ (#93,184). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kriminalistik“ bei #93,182. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kriminalistik is uncommon German at frequency #93,182 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kʁiminaˈlɪstɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wissenschaftliche Beschäftigung mit den Mitteln zur Bekämpfung und Untersuchung von Straftaten".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kriminalistik, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kriminalistik, spelled K-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-I-S-T-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    wissenschaftliche Beschäftigung mit den Mitteln zur Bekämpfung und Untersuchung von Straftaten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Kriminalistik appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Binnen weniger Jahre wurde aus dem Büroschreiber eine international anerkannte Koryphäe der Kriminalistik.“

This word in other languages

criminalistique(Français)

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 "Kriminalistik"?
"Kriminalistik" is spelled K-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-I-S-T-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁiminaˈlɪstɪk].
What does "Kriminalistik" mean?
As a noun, "Kriminalistik" means: wissenschaftliche Beschäftigung mit den Mitteln zur Bekämpfung und Untersuchung von Straftaten
How do you pronounce "Kriminalistik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kriminalistik" is [kʁiminaˈlɪstɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kriminalistik" come from?
"Kriminalistik" 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 "Kriminalistik", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Kriminalisten#93,181Krisengebiete#93,184Kundenwünsche#93,193klitzekleinen#93,152

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list