Riesenkrake
German, noun[ˈʁiːzn̩ˌkʁaːkə]
Riesenkrake is spelled R-I-E-S-E-N-K-R-A-K-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written German, the 326,119th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Riesenkrake is a German masculine noun meaning “giant octopus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Meeresungeheuer, generell ein sehr großer Krake oder ein Riesenkalmar”.
What does Riesenkrake mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegiant octopus
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Meeresungeheuer, generell ein sehr großer Krake oder ein Riesenkalmar 2. taxonomisch ein zu der Gattung Enteroctopus zählender Vertreter der Kraken, seltener auch ein Vertreter anderer Gattungen mit besonders großen Arten (zum Beispiel Haliphron)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Riesenkrake
- Riesenkraken genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Riesenkrake?
- [ˈʁiːzn̩ˌkʁaːkə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Riesenkrake in German?
Riesenkrake appears about once in every 31 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).