Krings

[kʁɪŋs]

/[kʁɪŋs]/ name

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The verdict

“Krings” is uncommon German (frequency #70,495 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,495
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname

Key facts for Krings
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrings
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kʁɪŋs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,495
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Krings” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Krings lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Krings is uncommon German at frequency #70,495 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kʁɪŋs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname".

Krings has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 Krings, spelled K-R-I-N-G-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname

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 "Krings"?
"Krings" is spelled K-R-I-N-G-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁɪŋs].
What does "Krings" mean?
As a proper noun, "Krings" means: deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname
How do you pronounce "Krings"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krings" is [kʁɪŋs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krings" come from?
"Krings" 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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Using “Krings”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-R-I-N-G-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kʁɪŋs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list