krk
[kr̩k]
The verdict
“krk” is uncommon German (frequency #89,175 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,175
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Körperteil, der den Kopf mit dem Rumpf verbindet; Hals
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | krk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kr̩k] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #89,175 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “krk” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
krk is uncommon German at frequency #89,175 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kr̩k]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for krk in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is krk, spelled K-R-K.
Definition
- 1Körperteil, der den Kopf mit dem Rumpf verbindet; Hals
- 2etwas, was in seiner Form ähnlich [1] ist; Hals
- 3eine Person, die zu ernähren ist; Hals, Maul
- 4das Leben; Hals, Kopf
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); 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 “krk”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-R-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kr̩k] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
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.