Kristall

/[kʁɪsˈtal]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,207

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Kristall is aGermannoun. It means: homogener Körper, der eine periodische, dreidimensionale Struktur hat Pronounced [kʁɪsˈtal]. Often confused with Kristalle and kristallen.

Key facts for Kristall
PropertyValue
HeadwordKristall
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʁɪsˈtal]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,207
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kristall is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kʁɪsˈtal]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,207 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "homogener Körper, der eine periodische, dreidimensionale Struktur hat".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kristall, with forms such as "kirstall", "kkristall", and "krisatll". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Kristalle", "kristallen", 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 Kristall, spelled K-R-I-S-T-A-L-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    homogener Körper, der eine periodische, dreidimensionale Struktur hat

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kirstall,kkristall,krisatll,krisstall,kristal,kristlal,kristtall,kritsall,krristall,krsitall,rkistall

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kristall

Misspelling Variants of "Kristall"

kirstall8kkristall9krisatll8krisstall9kristal7kristlal8kristtall9kritsall8
Misspelling Variants of "Kristall"

Frequency rank: #16,207 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kristall"?
"Kristall" is spelled K-R-I-S-T-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁɪsˈtal].
What does "Kristall" mean?
As a noun, "Kristall" means: homogener Körper, der eine periodische, dreidimensionale Struktur hat
What words are commonly confused with "Kristall"?
"Kristall" is commonly confused with "Kristalle", "kristallen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kristall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kristall" is [kʁɪsˈtal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kristall" come from?
"Kristall" 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.