Krypta

[ˈkʁʏpta]

/[ˈkʁʏpta]/ noun

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The verdict

“Krypta” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,027. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,027
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unterirdische Anlage mittelalterlicher Kirchen, in romanischer Zeit hallenartig gewölbter, von kräftigen Säulen gestützter Raum unter einem meist erhöhten Chor

Corpus desk

Index DE-krypta · Krypta · German

Krypta · rank #49,027 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #49,027
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kraftlos

Nearest frequency peer: kraftlos (-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 „Krypta“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Krypta“ 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).

Krypta vs Kreta
67% similar

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

Key facts for Krypta
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrypta
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁʏpta]
Letters6
Frequency rank#49,027
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Krypta“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kryptaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kraftlos“ (#49,026), „krönt“ (#49,028), „Koordinatensystem“ (#49,025). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Krypta“ bei #49,027. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Krypta (IPA [ˈkʁʏpta]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,027 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "unterirdische Anlage mittelalterlicher Kirchen, in romanischer Zeit hallenartig gewölbter, von kräftigen Säulen gestützter Raum unter einem meist erhöhten Chor".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Krypta, with forms such as "kkrypta", "krpyta", and "krrypta". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Kreta", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Krypta, spelled K-R-Y-P-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    unterirdische Anlage mittelalterlicher Kirchen, in romanischer Zeit hallenartig gewölbter, von kräftigen Säulen gestützter Raum unter einem meist erhöhten Chor

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In der Krypta befindet sich das Grab eines unbekannten Märtyrers.
  2. „In der Krypta unter der Kathedrale sind die meisten polnischen Könige bestattet, ferner die beiden Nationaldichter Adam Mickiewicz und Juliusz Słowacki sowie der Freiheitsheld Tadeusz Kościuszko, der Zwischenkriegs-Marschall Józef Piłsudski und der ebenfalls bei einem Flugzeugabsturz im Jahr 1943 ums Leben gekommene Exilpremierminister Władysław Sikorski.“

This word in other languages

crypt(English)cripta(Español)crypte(Français)cripta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkrypta
  • krpyta
  • krrypta
  • krypat
  • kryppta
  • kryptta
  • krytpa
  • kryypta
  • kyrpta
  • rkypta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Krypta - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

kkrypta1krpyta2krrypta1krypat2kryppta1kryptta1krytpa2kryypta1
Edit distance from "Krypta"

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 "Krypta"?
"Krypta" is spelled K-R-Y-P-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁʏpta].
What does "Krypta" mean?
As a noun, "Krypta" means: unterirdische Anlage mittelalterlicher Kirchen, in romanischer Zeit hallenartig gewölbter, von kräftigen Säulen gestützter Raum unter einem meist erhöhten Chor
What words are commonly confused with "Krypta"?
"Krypta" is commonly confused with "Kreta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Krypta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krypta" is [ˈkʁʏpta]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krypta" come from?
"Krypta" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

lenzen#49,051Jockey#49,000jacket#48,996Isidor#48,994

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

magnete10 variantsGöttinnen10 variantsnegiert10 variantsNepomuk10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list