krude

[ˈkʁuːdə]

/[ˈkʁuːdə]/ adj

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The verdict

“krude” is uncommon German (frequency #61,683 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,683
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Rohzustand

Corpus desk

Index DE-krude · krude · German

krude · rank #61,683 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,683
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kruden

Nearest frequency peer: kruden (+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 „krude“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for krude
PropertyValue
Headwordkrude
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkʁuːdə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#61,683
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „krude“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kruden“ (#61,684), „Kulturpflanzen“ (#61,685), „Kulturschaffende“ (#61,686). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „krude“ bei #61,683. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

krude is uncommon German at frequency #61,683 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkʁuːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for krude, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is krude, spelled K-R-U-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Rohzustand
  2. 2
    ohne Feingefühl, Fingerspitzengefühl

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wie kommt man denn überhaupt auf so eine krude Idee mit diesem Kaulquappen-Cocktail?“
  2. „Aber natürlich versteckt nicht nur er sich hinter einem Pseudonym: Dschihadisten-Foren rufen unter kruden Tarnnamen zu Hass und Gewalt gegen »Ungläubige« auf, Rechtsextreme veröffentlichen unter dem Schutz der Anonymität Namen und Adressen von Mitgliedern der Antifa - und umgekehrt tun es diese genauso.“

This word in other languages

raw(English)borde(Español)cru(Français)

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 "krude"?
"krude" is spelled K-R-U-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁuːdə].
What does "krude" mean?
As an adjective, "krude" means: im Rohzustand
How do you pronounce "krude"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "krude" is [ˈkʁuːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "krude" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lunar#61,717Lunte#61,718Jokes#61,647Jahwe#61,640

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list