Kryptologie
[kʁʏptoloˈɡiː]
The verdict
“Kryptologie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wissenschaft, die sich mit technischen Verfahren der Verschlüsselung beschäftigt
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Index DE-kryptologie · Kryptologie · German
Kryptologie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Kryptologie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kʁʏptoloˈɡiː] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kryptologie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kryptologie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kʁʏptoloˈɡiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wissenschaft, die sich mit technischen Verfahren der Verschlüsselung beschäftigt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kryptologie, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kryptologie, spelled K-R-Y-P-T-O-L-O-G-I-E.
Definition
- 1Wissenschaft, die sich mit technischen Verfahren der Verschlüsselung beschäftigt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kryptologie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Kryptologie lässt sich in die beiden Gebiete Kryptographie (modernere Schreibweise auch: „Kryptografie“) und Kryptoanalyse (modernere Schreibweise auch: „Kryptanalyse“) unterteilen.
Vielmehr werden die Begriffe Kryptologie und Kryptographie gelegentlich vielleicht auch aus Unwissenheit oder Bequemlichkeit zuweilen gleichberechtigt verwendet.
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.