krumm

[kʁʊm]

/[kʁʊm]/ adj

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The verdict

“krumm” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,416. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,416
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht gerade, sondern mit einer oder mehreren bogenförmigen Abweichungen

Corpus desk

Index DE-krumm · krumm · German

krumm · rank #24,416 · 6 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,416
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Krippe

Nearest frequency peer: Krippe (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „krumm“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „krumm“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

krumm vs Kruse
40% similar
krumm vs Krupp
40% similar
krumm vs kaum
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for krumm
PropertyValue
Headwordkrumm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kʁʊm]
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,416
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „krumm“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).krummliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Krippe“ (#24,415), „Kupplung“ (#24,417), „Kriminalpolizei“ (#24,414). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „krumm“ bei #24,416. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around krumm (IPA [kʁʊm]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,416 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for krumm, with forms such as "kkrumm", "krmum", and "krrumm". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Kruse", "Krupp", "kaum", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 krumm, spelled K-R-U-M-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht gerade, sondern mit einer oder mehreren bogenförmigen Abweichungen
  2. 2
    gegen das Gesetz verstoßend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hat eine krumme Nase.
  2. Wenn er weiterhin solche krummen Sachen macht, gerät er noch auf die schiefe Bahn.

Antonyms

geradelauterehrlich

This word in other languages

crooked(English)torcido(Español)crochu(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkrumm
  • krmum
  • krrumm
  • krum
  • kurmm
  • rkumm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of krumm - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kkrumm1krmum2krrumm1krum1kurmm2rkumm2
Edit distance from "krumm"

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 "krumm"?
"krumm" is spelled K-R-U-M-M. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁʊm].
What does "krumm" mean?
As an adjective, "krumm" means: nicht gerade, sondern mit einer oder mehreren bogenförmigen Abweichungen
What words are commonly confused with "krumm"?
"krumm" is commonly confused with "Kruse", "Krupp", "kaum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "krumm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "krumm" is [kʁʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "krumm" come from?
"krumm" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Kotze#24,411kling#24,403pride#24,463ramos#24,471

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list