krabbeln
\ˈkrabɘln\
The verdict
“krabbeln” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marcher à quatre pattes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-krabbeln · krabbeln · French
krabbeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | krabbeln |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈkrabɘln\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « krabbeln » en français
Rare enough to double-check
krabbeln is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈkrabɘln\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
krabbeln doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is krabbeln, spelled K-R-A-B-B-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1Marcher à quatre pattes.
- 2Marcher (se parle d'animaux avec beaucoup de pattes).
- 3Titiller, chatouiller.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how krabbeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kleine Kinder lernen erst zu krabbeln, bevor sie gehen können.
Es kann sein, dass Eltern total gut damit zurechtkommen, wenn ihr Kleinkind jede Nacht zu ihnen ins Bett krabbelt, andere macht das fertig.
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.