kristalline

[kʁɪstaˈliːnə]

/[kʁɪstaˈliːnə]/ adj

The verdict

“kristalline” is uncommon German (frequency #78,215 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,215
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kristallin

Corpus desk

Index DE-kristalline · kristalline · German

kristalline · rank #78,215 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,215
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kristallinen

Nearest frequency peer: kristallinen (+1 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „kristalline“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „kristalline“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kristalline
PropertyValue
Headwordkristalline
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kʁɪstaˈliːnə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#78,215
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kristalline“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.kristallinefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kristallinen“ (#78,216), „Kriegseinsatz“ (#78,213), „Kronkorken“ (#78,217). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kristalline“ bei #78,215. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kristalline is uncommon German at frequency #78,215 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kʁɪstaˈliːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kristalline, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is kristalline, spelled K-R-I-S-T-A-L-L-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kristallin
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kristallin
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kristallin
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kristallin
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kristallin
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kristallin
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kristallin
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kristallin
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kristallin

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 "kristalline"?
"kristalline" is spelled K-R-I-S-T-A-L-L-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁɪstaˈliːnə].
What does "kristalline" mean?
As an adjective, "kristalline" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kristallin
How do you pronounce "kristalline"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kristalline" is [kʁɪstaˈliːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kristalline", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list