krok

[krɔk]

/[krɔk]/ noun

The verdict

“krok” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bewegung des Beines beim Gehen; Schritt

Corpus desk

Index DE-krok · krok · German

krok · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for krok
PropertyValue
Headwordkrok
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[krɔk]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „krok“ im Deutschen

krokschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

krok is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [krɔk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for krok, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is krok, spelled K-R-O-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bewegung des Beines beim Gehen; Schritt
  2. 2
    Längenmaß, Abstand der Füße beim Gehen, etwa 70 cm; Schritt
  3. 3
    Abschnitt, Teil eines komplexen Vorgangs; Schritt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dítě udělalo postupně své první kroky.
  2. Obchod je 100 kroků odsud.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "krok"?
"krok" is spelled K-R-O-K. The IPA pronunciation is [krɔk].
What does "krok" mean?
As a noun, "krok" means: Bewegung des Beines beim Gehen; Schritt
How do you pronounce "krok"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "krok" is [krɔk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "krok" come from?
"krok" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list