krippen

/[ˈkʁɪpn̩]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,789

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

krippen is aGermanverb. It means: etwas mit einem Geflecht befestigen oder sichern Pronounced [ˈkʁɪpn̩]. Often confused with Krisen and Krüppel.

Key facts for krippen
PropertyValue
Headwordkrippen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkʁɪpn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#46,789
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of krippen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for krippen is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʁɪpn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,789 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "etwas mit einem Geflecht befestigen oder sichern".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for krippen, with forms such as "kirppen", "kkrippen", and "kripen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Krisen", "Krüppel", "Kippe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is krippen, spelled K-R-I-P-P-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas mit einem Geflecht befestigen oder sichern

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kirppen,kkrippen,kripen,kripepn,krippenn,krippne,krpipen,krrippen,rkippen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for krippen

Misspelling Variants of "krippen"

kirppen7kkrippen8kripen6kripepn7krippenn8krippne7krpipen7krrippen8
Misspelling Variants of "krippen"

Frequency rank: #46,789 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "krippen"?
"krippen" is spelled K-R-I-P-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁɪpn̩].
What does "krippen" mean?
As a verb, "krippen" means: etwas mit einem Geflecht befestigen oder sichern
What words are commonly confused with "krippen"?
"krippen" is commonly confused with "Krisen", "Krüppel", "Kippe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "krippen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "krippen" is [ˈkʁɪpn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "krippen" come from?
"krippen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.