kriseln
[ˈkʁiːzl̩n]
The verdict
“kriseln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (von einer Krise, einem krisenhaften Zustand, einer kritischen Situation) sich irgendwo drohend ankündigen, bemerkbar machen; irgendwo bestehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kriseln · kriseln · German
kriseln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kriseln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkʁiːzl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kriseln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kriseln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkʁiːzl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(von einer Krise, einem krisenhaften Zustand, einer kritischen Situation) sich irgendwo drohend ankündigen, bemerkbar machen; irgendwo bestehen".
Zero misspellings are on record for kriseln in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kriseln, spelled K-R-I-S-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1(von einer Krise, einem krisenhaften Zustand, einer kritischen Situation) sich irgendwo drohend ankündigen, bemerkbar machen; irgendwo bestehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kriseln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der Regierung kriselt es seit langem.
„Vielleicht ist es doch möglich, daß einige Wochen oder sogar Monate ins Land gehen, ohne daß im Burgtheater unaufhörlich konjugiert wird : Ich krisele, du kriselst, wir kriseln alle miteinander!“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.