kross
[kʁɔs]
The verdict
“kross” is uncommon German (frequency #58,940 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,940
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - frisch gebacken oder gebraten und somit eine harte Kruste aufweisend, die leicht platzt
Corpus desk
Index DE-kross · kross · German
kross · rank #58,940 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,940
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Kriegführung
Nearest frequency peer: Kriegführung (-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 „kross“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- kontaktlos
kontaktlos
41,065 corpus weight
- kopiere
kopiere
41,064 corpus weight
- kopierte
kopierte
41,063 corpus weight
- Kriegführung
Kriegführung
41,062 corpus weight
- kross
kross
41,061 corpus weight
- Kräne
Kräne
41,060 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „kross“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kross |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kʁɔs] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #58,940 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kross“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kross is uncommon German at frequency #58,940 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kʁɔs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "frisch gebacken oder gebraten und somit eine harte Kruste aufweisend, die leicht platzt".
No misspelling variants are generated for kross in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kross, spelled K-R-O-S-S.
Definition
- 1frisch gebacken oder gebraten und somit eine harte Kruste aufweisend, die leicht platzt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kross appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jeden Samstag aß er frische, krosse Brötchen zum Frühstück.
Zum Mittagessen gibt es eine kross gebratene Ente.
This word in other languages
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.
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