krk

[kr̩k]

/[kr̩k]/ noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for krk
PropertyValue
Headwordkrk
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kr̩k]
Letters3
Frequency rank#89,175
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „krk“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).krkfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Krempe“ (#89,174), „Kreistags“ (#89,173), „KSchG“ (#89,177). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „krk“ bei #89,175. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Körperteil, der den Kopf mit dem Rumpf verbindet; Hals
  2. 2
    etwas, was in seiner Form ähnlich [1] ist; Hals
  3. 3
    eine Person, die zu ernähren ist; Hals, Maul
  4. 4
    das Leben; Hals, Kopf

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bolest v krku může být příznakem mnoha různých chorob.
  2. Měla na krku v hlubokém výstřihu zlatý řetízek.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "krk"?
"krk" is spelled K-R-K. The IPA pronunciation is [kr̩k].
What does "krk" mean?
As a noun, "krk" means: Körperteil, der den Kopf mit dem Rumpf verbindet; Hals
How do you pronounce "krk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "krk" is [kr̩k]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "krk" come from?
"krk" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list