Kronzeuge

[ˈkʁoːnˌt͡sɔɪ̯ɡə]

/[ˈkʁoːnˌt͡sɔɪ̯ɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kronzeuge” is uncommon German (frequency #73,717 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,717
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Haupt-)Zeuge, der gegen Zusicherung von Strafmilderung bei Taten aussagt, an denen er selbst beteiligt war

Corpus desk

Index DE-kronzeuge · Kronzeuge · German

Kronzeuge · rank #73,717 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,717
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kristallisier…

Nearest frequency peer: kristallisierte (-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 „Kronzeuge“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kronzeuge
PropertyValue
HeadwordKronzeuge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁoːnˌt͡sɔɪ̯ɡə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,717
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kronzeuge“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kristallisierte“ (#73,716), „Kulinarik“ (#73,718), „Krimskrams“ (#73,715). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kronzeuge“ bei #73,717. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kronzeuge is uncommon German at frequency #73,717 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁoːnˌt͡sɔɪ̯ɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Kronzeuge in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kronzeuge, spelled K-R-O-N-Z-E-U-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Haupt-)Zeuge, der gegen Zusicherung von Strafmilderung bei Taten aussagt, an denen er selbst beteiligt war
  2. 2
    Person, auf die man sich mehr als auf andere für die Richtigkeit einer Auffassung beruft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Kronzeuge musste in Schutzhaft genommen werden.
  2. „Immerhin verließ ich in der Pause den Saal und Hans machte mich mit jener Dame bekannt, die als Kronzeuge für die Wirkung dienen sollte, die ich eben an mir erfahren hatte.“

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 "Kronzeuge"?
"Kronzeuge" is spelled K-R-O-N-Z-E-U-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁoːnˌt͡sɔɪ̯ɡə].
What does "Kronzeuge" mean?
As a noun, "Kronzeuge" means: (Haupt-)Zeuge, der gegen Zusicherung von Strafmilderung bei Taten aussagt, an denen er selbst beteiligt war
How do you pronounce "Kronzeuge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kronzeuge" is [ˈkʁoːnˌt͡sɔɪ̯ɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kronzeuge" come from?
"Kronzeuge" 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 "Kronzeuge", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Kulinarik#73,718Lehrgangs#73,735Leibgarde#73,736Klaviatur#73,692

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list