Kruppe
[ˈkʁʊpə]
The verdict
“Kruppe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hinterer, erhöhter Teil des Rückens eines Pferdes, Kreuz
Corpus desk
Index DE-kruppe · Kruppe · German
Kruppe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kruppe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʁʊpə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kruppe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kruppe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁʊpə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "hinterer, erhöhter Teil des Rückens eines Pferdes, Kreuz".
Kruppe has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kruppe, spelled K-R-U-P-P-E.
Definition
- 1hinterer, erhöhter Teil des Rückens eines Pferdes, Kreuz
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kruppe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Sattel und ich hockten hinten auf der Kruppe, ich hielt mit den Zähnen die Zügel und klammerte mich mit beiden Händen am Sattelknauf fest.“
„Der Kutscher stand auf und ließ die Peitsche auf die gerade erst mit Strohbündeln abgeriebenen glänzenden Kruppen niedersausen und trieb die Pferde mit einem tatarischen Ruf an.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.