Krüge

[ˈkʁyːɡə]

/[ˈkʁyːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Krüge” is uncommon German (frequency #57,176 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,176
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Krug

Corpus desk

Index DE-kruge · Krüge · German

Krüge · rank #57,176 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,176
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Krankenakte

Nearest frequency peer: Krankenakte (-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 „Krüge“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Krüge
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrüge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁyːɡə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#57,176
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Krüge“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Krankenakte“ (#57,175), „kulturellem“ (#57,177), „Kosmologie“ (#57,174). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Krüge“ bei #57,176. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Krüge is uncommon German at frequency #57,176 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁyːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Krüge in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Krüge, spelled K-R-Ü-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Krug
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Krug
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Krug

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 "Krüge"?
"Krüge" is spelled K-R-Ü-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁyːɡə].
What does "Krüge" mean?
As a noun, "Krüge" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Krug
How do you pronounce "Krüge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krüge" is [ˈkʁyːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krüge" come from?
"Krüge" 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 "Krüge", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Kurde#57,178leads#57,192Klaps#57,156Liese#57,208

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list