Krippenspiel
[ˈkʁɪpənˌʃpiːl]
The verdict
“Krippenspiel” is uncommon German (frequency #80,589 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,589
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kleines Schauspiel, bei dem Laien die Weihnachtsgeschichte darstellen
Corpus desk
Index DE-krippenspiel · Krippenspiel · German
Krippenspiel · rank #80,589 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,589
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 55,078
- PHOTO-FINISH kreischend
Nearest frequency peer: kreischend (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Krippenspiel”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kreidezeit
Kreidezeit
19,415 corpus weight
- kreischend
kreischend
19,414 corpus weight
- Krippenspiel
Krippenspiel
19,412 corpus weight
- Kronjuwelen
Kronjuwelen
19,410 corpus weight
- Krösus
Krösus
19,408 corpus weight
- krümmt
krümmt
19,407 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Krippenspiel” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Krippenspiel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁɪpənˌʃpiːl] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #80,589 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Krippenspiel” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Krippenspiel is uncommon German at frequency #80,589 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁɪpənˌʃpiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleines Schauspiel, bei dem Laien die Weihnachtsgeschichte darstellen".
No misspelling variants are generated for Krippenspiel in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Krippenspiel, spelled K-R-I-P-P-E-N-S-P-I-E-L.
Definition
- 1kleines Schauspiel, bei dem Laien die Weihnachtsgeschichte darstellen
Synonyms
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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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency 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.