krk
[kr̩k]
The verdict
“krk” is uncommon German (frequency #89,175 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,175
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Körperteil, der den Kopf mit dem Rumpf verbindet; Hals
Corpus desk
Index DE-krk · krk · German
krk · rank #89,175 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,175
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Krempe
Nearest frequency peer: Krempe (-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 „krk“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Krankheitss…
Krankheitssymptome
10,829 corpus weight
- Kreistags
Kreistags
10,828 corpus weight
- Krempe
Krempe
10,827 corpus weight
- krk
krk
10,826 corpus weight
- KSchG
KSchG
10,824 corpus weight
- Kuban
Kuban
10,823 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „krk“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| 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) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „krk“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
krk is uncommon German at frequency #89,175 among 4,158 “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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how krk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bolest v krku může být příznakem mnoha různých chorob.
Měla na krku v hlubokém výstřihu zlatý řetízek.
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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