Krimskrams

[ˈkʁɪmsˌkʁams]

/[ˈkʁɪmsˌkʁams]/ noun

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The verdict

“Krimskrams” is uncommon German (frequency #73,715 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,715
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ansammlung nutzloser Objekte

Corpus desk

Index DE-krimskrams · Krimskrams · German

Krimskrams · rank #73,715 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,715
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kriminalbeamt…

Nearest frequency peer: Kriminalbeamter (-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 „Krimskrams“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Krimskrams
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrimskrams
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁɪmsˌkʁams]
Letters10
Frequency rank#73,715
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Krimskrams“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Krimskramsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kriminalbeamter“ (#73,714), „kristallisierte“ (#73,716), „Kriegsparteien“ (#73,713). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Krimskrams“ bei #73,715. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Krimskrams is uncommon German at frequency #73,715 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁɪmsˌkʁams]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ansammlung nutzloser Objekte".

Zero misspellings are on record for Krimskrams in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Krimskrams, spelled K-R-I-M-S-K-R-A-M-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ansammlung nutzloser Objekte

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Normalerweise hat man ein Fahrrad, die ausrangierte Kaffeemaschine und allerlei Krimskrams im Keller.“
  2. „In die Ecke hinter ihrer Kasse hat sie Krimskrams gestellt: Fotos, Herzchen, eine Plastikbüste Kleopatras, einen Weihnachtsmann.“

This word in other languages

knick-knack(English)

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 "Krimskrams"?
"Krimskrams" is spelled K-R-I-M-S-K-R-A-M-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁɪmsˌkʁams].
What does "Krimskrams" mean?
As a noun, "Krimskrams" means: Ansammlung nutzloser Objekte
How do you pronounce "Krimskrams"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krimskrams" is [ˈkʁɪmsˌkʁams]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krimskrams" come from?
"Krimskrams" 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 "Krimskrams", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

leibhaftig#73,737Klappstuhl#73,691Kaffeesatz#73,673Luftkurort#73,764

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list