Kriminalromane

[kʁimiˈnaːlʁoˌmaːnə]

/[kʁimiˈnaːlʁoˌmaːnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kriminalromane” is uncommon German (frequency #81,784 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,784
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kriminalroman

Corpus desk

Index DE-kriminalromane · Kriminalromane · German

Kriminalromane · rank #81,784 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,784
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kriegsveteran…

Nearest frequency peer: Kriegsveteranen (-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 „Kriminalromane“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kriminalromane
PropertyValue
HeadwordKriminalromane
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʁimiˈnaːlʁoˌmaːnə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#81,784
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kriminalromane“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kriegsveteranen“ (#81,783), „Krista“ (#81,785), „kreuzenden“ (#81,782). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kriminalromane“ bei #81,784. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kriminalromane is uncommon German at frequency #81,784 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kʁimiˈnaːlʁoˌmaːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Kriminalromane in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 Kriminalromane, spelled K-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-R-O-M-A-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kriminalroman
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kriminalroman
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kriminalroman

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 "Kriminalromane"?
"Kriminalromane" is spelled K-R-I-M-I-N-A-L-R-O-M-A-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁimiˈnaːlʁoˌmaːnə].
What does "Kriminalromane" mean?
As a noun, "Kriminalromane" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kriminalroman
How do you pronounce "Kriminalromane"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kriminalromane" is [kʁimiˈnaːlʁoˌmaːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kriminalromane" come from?
"Kriminalromane" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list