kroch

/[kʁɔx]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,790

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

kroch is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs krauchen Pronounced [kʁɔx]. Often confused with Krone and Kröte.

Key facts for kroch
PropertyValue
Headwordkroch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kʁɔx]
Letters5
Frequency rank#46,790
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of kroch in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for kroch is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kʁɔx]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,790 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for kroch, with forms such as "kkroch", "korch", and "krcoh". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Krone", "Kröte", "krönt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is kroch, spelled K-R-O-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs krauchen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs krauchen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kkroch,korch,krcoh,krocch,krochh,krohc,krroch,rkoch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for kroch

Misspelling Variants of "kroch"

kkroch6korch5krcoh5krocch6krochh6krohc5krroch6rkoch5
Misspelling Variants of "kroch"

Frequency rank: #46,790 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kroch"?
"kroch" is spelled K-R-O-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁɔx].
What does "kroch" mean?
As a verb, "kroch" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs krauchen
What words are commonly confused with "kroch"?
"kroch" is commonly confused with "Krone", "Kröte", "krönt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kroch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kroch" is [kʁɔx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kroch" come from?
"kroch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter K in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.