Kristallkugel
[kʁɪsˈtalˌkuːɡl̩]
The verdict
“Kristallkugel” is uncommon German (frequency #55,484 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,484
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Kugel aus Glas oder Kristall als okkultisches Requisit von Hellsehern oder Wahrsagern
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kristallkugel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kʁɪsˈtalˌkuːɡl̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #55,484 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kristallkugel” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kristallkugel is uncommon German at frequency #55,484 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kʁɪsˈtalˌkuːɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kugel aus Glas oder Kristall als okkultisches Requisit von Hellsehern oder Wahrsagern".
Kristallkugel has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kristallkugel, spelled K-R-I-S-T-A-L-L-K-U-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1Kugel aus Glas oder Kristall als okkultisches Requisit von Hellsehern oder Wahrsagern
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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.
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Using “Kristallkugel”
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- The one correct German spelling is K-R-I-S-T-A-L-L-K-U-G-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.