Krücke

[ˈkʁʏkə]

/[ˈkʁʏkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Krücke” is uncommon German (frequency #52,220 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,220
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einem Handgriff versehener Stock für an den Beinen verletzte oder gehbehinderte Personen

Corpus desk

Index DE-krucke · Krücke · German

Krücke · rank #52,220 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,220
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kropf

Nearest frequency peer: Kropf (-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 „Krücke“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Krücke
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrücke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁʏkə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,220
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Krücke“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Krückefällt 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: „Kropf“ (#52,219), „Kulturrevolution“ (#52,221), „korrupter“ (#52,218). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Krücke“ bei #52,220. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Krücke is uncommon German at frequency #52,220 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁʏkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Krücke in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Krücke, spelled K-R-Ü-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einem Handgriff versehener Stock für an den Beinen verletzte oder gehbehinderte Personen
  2. 2
    ein Hilfsmittel
  3. 3
    ein langsamer Mensch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zur Zeit muss er an Krücken gehen.
  2. „Wenn er auf seinen Krücken daherkam, waren sie wie verschwunden.“

Synonyms

Krückstock

This word in other languages

crutch(English)muleta(Español)béquille(Français)muleta(Português)

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 "Krücke"?
"Krücke" is spelled K-R-Ü-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁʏkə].
What does "Krücke" mean?
As a noun, "Krücke" means: mit einem Handgriff versehener Stock für an den Beinen verletzte oder gehbehinderte Personen
How do you pronounce "Krücke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krücke" is [ˈkʁʏkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krücke" come from?
"Krücke" 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 "Krücke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

klafft#52,208innert#52,178hustet#52,167Homers#52,163

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list