Kryptowährung

[ˈkʁʏptoˌvɛːʁʊŋ]

/[ˈkʁʏptoˌvɛːʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kryptowährung” is uncommon German (frequency #58,035 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,035
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - digitales Zahlungsmittel, das kryptographische Verfahren verwendet, um die Sicherheit des Zahlungssystems zu gewährleisten

Key facts for Kryptowährung
PropertyValue
HeadwordKryptowährung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʁʏptoˌvɛːʁʊŋ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#58,035
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kryptowährung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kryptowährung lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kryptowährung is uncommon German at frequency #58,035 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʁʏptoˌvɛːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "digitales Zahlungsmittel, das kryptographische Verfahren verwendet, um die Sicherheit des Zahlungssystems zu gewährleisten".

Kryptowährung has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our 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 Kryptowährung, spelled K-R-Y-P-T-O-W-Ä-H-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    digitales Zahlungsmittel, das kryptographische Verfahren verwendet, um die Sicherheit des Zahlungssystems zu gewährleisten

Synonyms

Kryptogeld

This word in other languages

cryptocurrency(English)cryptomonnaie(Français)

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 "Kryptowährung"?
"Kryptowährung" is spelled K-R-Y-P-T-O-W-Ä-H-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁʏptoˌvɛːʁʊŋ].
What does "Kryptowährung" mean?
As a noun, "Kryptowährung" means: digitales Zahlungsmittel, das kryptographische Verfahren verwendet, um die Sicherheit des Zahlungssystems zu gewährleisten
How do you pronounce "Kryptowährung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kryptowährung" is [ˈkʁʏptoˌvɛːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kryptowährung" come from?
"Kryptowährung" 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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Using “Kryptowährung”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-R-Y-P-T-O-W-Ä-H-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkʁʏptoˌvɛːʁʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list