Krise

\ˈkʀiːzə\

/\ˈkʀiːzə\/ noun

The verdict

“Krise” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Crise, moment périlleux et décisif.

Corpus desk

Index FR-krise · Krise · French

Krise · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 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.

Key facts for Krise
PropertyValue
HeadwordKrise
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈkʀiːzə\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Krise » en français

Krisereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Krise is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈkʀiːzə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Krise, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Krise, spelled K-R-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Crise, moment périlleux et décisif.
  2. 2
    Crise, trouble dans le fonctionnement normal de l’activité économique.
  3. 3
    Crise, trouble dans le fonctionnement normal d’un régime politique.
  4. 4
    Crise, très intense douleur.
  5. 5
    Crise, changement en bien ou en mal qui survient dans le cours d’une maladie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Krise appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Verhandlungen über ein globales Abkommen für den Seuchenfall sind gescheitert. Wie es weitergeht? Unklar. Die Menschheit ist gegen die nächste Krise genauso schlecht gewappnet wie gegen Corona.
  2. Griechenlands Luftraum bleibt ein Nadelöhr für Europas Luftverkehr – und ein Beispiel dafür, wie lange ein Land Probleme verdrängen kann, bis sie zu einer europäischen Krise werden.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Krise"?
"Krise" is spelled K-R-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkʀiːzə\.
What does "Krise" mean?
As a noun, "Krise" means: Crise, moment périlleux et décisif.
How do you pronounce "Krise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Krise" is \ˈkʀiːzə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Krise" come from?
"Krise" is a French 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list