krone

noun

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"krone" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“krone” is uncommon English (frequency #57,498 among 9,255 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,498
frequency rank, English
9,255
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The currency of Iceland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands) and Norway, divided into 100 øre, except in Iceland where 1 króna = 100 aurar.

Key facts for krone
PropertyValue
Headwordkrone
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#57,498
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “krone” sits in English 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). krone lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

krone is uncommon English at frequency #57,498 among 9,255 “K” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The currency of Iceland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands) and Norway, divided into 100 øre, except in Iceland where 1 króna = 100 aurar.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for krone, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Danish krone (“crown”) and Norwegian krone. Doublet of corona, crown, korona, koruna, krona, and króna. The correct English form is krone, spelled K-R-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The currency of Iceland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands) and Norway, divided into 100 øre, except in Iceland where 1 króna = 100 aurar.

Etymology

From Danish krone (“crown”) and Norwegian krone. Doublet of corona, crown, korona, koruna, krona, and króna.

This word in other languages

corona(Español)couronne(Français)Krone(Deutsch)coroa(Português)

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "krone"?
"krone" is spelled K-R-O-N-E.
What does "krone" mean?
As a noun, "krone" means: The currency of Iceland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands) and Norway, divided into 100 øre, except in Iceland where 1 króna = 100 aurar.
What is the origin of the word "krone"?
From Danish krone (“crown”) and Norwegian krone. Doublet of corona, crown, korona, koruna, krona, and króna. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “krone”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is K-R-O-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English 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