Kristallkugel

[kʁɪsˈtalˌkuːɡl̩]

/[kʁɪsˈtalˌkuːɡl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kristallkugel” is uncommon German (frequency #55,484 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,484
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kugel aus Glas oder Kristall als okkultisches Requisit von Hellsehern oder Wahrsagern

Corpus desk

Index DE-kristallkugel · Kristallkugel · German

Kristallkugel · rank #55,484 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,484
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kriminologie

Nearest frequency peer: Kriminologie (-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 „Kristallkugel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kristallkugel
PropertyValue
HeadwordKristallkugel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʁɪsˈtalˌkuːɡl̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#55,484
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kristallkugel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kriminologie“ (#55,483), „Kronstadt“ (#55,485), „kreuzten“ (#55,482). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kristallkugel“ bei #55,484. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kristallkugel is uncommon German at frequency #55,484 among 4,158 “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

  1. 1
    Kugel aus Glas oder Kristall als okkultisches Requisit von Hellsehern oder Wahrsagern

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Kristallkugel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie sah in ihre Kristallkugel und wusste, was passieren würde.

Synonyms

Glaskugel

This word in other languages

crystal ball(English)boule de cristal(Français)

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 "Kristallkugel"?
"Kristallkugel" is spelled K-R-I-S-T-A-L-L-K-U-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁɪsˈtalˌkuːɡl̩].
What does "Kristallkugel" mean?
As a noun, "Kristallkugel" means: Kugel aus Glas oder Kristall als okkultisches Requisit von Hellsehern oder Wahrsagern
How do you pronounce "Kristallkugel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kristallkugel" is [kʁɪsˈtalˌkuːɡl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kristallkugel" come from?
"Kristallkugel" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kulinarischer#55,486kommentierten#55,470Jugendbereich#55,452interpretiere#55,442

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list