Kronzeugen

[ˈkʁoːnˌt͡sɔɪ̯ɡn̩]

/[ˈkʁoːnˌt͡sɔɪ̯ɡn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kronzeugen” is uncommon German (frequency #87,953 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,953
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kronzeuge

Corpus desk

Index DE-kronzeugen · Kronzeugen · German

Kronzeugen · rank #87,953 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,953
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kringel

Nearest frequency peer: Kringel (-2 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 „Kronzeugen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kronzeugen
PropertyValue
HeadwordKronzeugen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁoːnˌt͡sɔɪ̯ɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#87,953
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kronzeugen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kronzeugenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kringel“ (#87,951), „Kriegskunst“ (#87,950), „Kunstwort“ (#87,956). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kronzeugen“ bei #87,953. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kronzeugen is uncommon German at frequency #87,953 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁoːnˌt͡sɔɪ̯ɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kronzeugen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kronzeugen, spelled K-R-O-N-Z-E-U-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kronzeuge
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kronzeuge
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Kronzeuge
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kronzeuge
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kronzeuge
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kronzeuge
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kronzeuge

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 "Kronzeugen"?
"Kronzeugen" is spelled K-R-O-N-Z-E-U-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁoːnˌt͡sɔɪ̯ɡn̩].
What does "Kronzeugen" mean?
As a noun, "Kronzeugen" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kronzeuge
How do you pronounce "Kronzeugen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kronzeugen" is [ˈkʁoːnˌt͡sɔɪ̯ɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kronzeugen" come from?
"Kronzeugen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list