Kronprinz

[ˈkʁoːnˌpʁɪnt͡s]

/[ˈkʁoːnˌpʁɪnt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kronprinz” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,489. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,489
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nachfolgeberechtigter Sohn oder Enkel eines Königs oder Kaisers

Corpus desk

Index DE-kronprinz · Kronprinz · German

Kronprinz · rank #26,489 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #26,489
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kostbar

Nearest frequency peer: kostbar (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kronprinz“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kronprinz“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kronprinz vs Kronprinzen
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kronprinz
PropertyValue
HeadwordKronprinz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁoːnˌpʁɪnt͡s]
Letters9
Frequency rank#26,489
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kronprinz“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kronprinzliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kostbar“ (#26,488), „krähen“ (#26,490), „Koreanischen“ (#26,487). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kronprinz“ bei #26,489. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Kronprinz (IPA [ˈkʁoːnˌpʁɪnt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,489 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nachfolgeberechtigter Sohn oder Enkel eines Königs oder Kaisers".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kronprinz, with forms such as "kkronprinz", "kornprinz", and "krnoprinz". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Kronprinzen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kronprinz, spelled K-R-O-N-P-R-I-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    nachfolgeberechtigter Sohn oder Enkel eines Königs oder Kaisers

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mit der Thronbesteigung seines Vaters Wilhelm I. avancierte Friedrich Wilhelm 1861 zum preußischen Kronprinzen.“
  2. „Der begeisterte sich schon als Kronprinz für die Rheinromantik, und darum gefiel er den Rheinländern.“

This word in other languages

kronprinz(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkronprinz
  • kornprinz
  • krnoprinz
  • kronnprinz
  • kronpirnz
  • kronpprinz
  • kronprinnz
  • kronprinzz
  • kronprizn
  • kronprniz
  • kronprrinz
  • kronrpinz
  • kropnrinz
  • krronprinz
  • rkonprinz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kronprinz - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kkronprinz1kornprinz2krnoprinz2kronnprinz1kronpirnz2kronpprinz1kronprinnz1kronprinzz1
Edit distance from "Kronprinz"

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 "Kronprinz"?
"Kronprinz" is spelled K-R-O-N-P-R-I-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁoːnˌpʁɪnt͡s].
What does "Kronprinz" mean?
As a noun, "Kronprinz" means: nachfolgeberechtigter Sohn oder Enkel eines Königs oder Kaisers
What words are commonly confused with "Kronprinz"?
"Kronprinz" is commonly confused with "Kronprinzen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kronprinz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kronprinz" is [ˈkʁoːnˌpʁɪnt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kronprinz" come from?
"Kronprinz" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lebkuchen#26,500Karussell#26,475Matratzen#26,520Mauritius#26,521

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

nachlassen15 variantsgottseidank15 variantsGitarristen15 variantsgewaltsame15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list