Krokodil
\kro.ko.ˈdiːl\
The verdict
“Krokodil” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Crocodile, reptile de l’ordre des crocodiliens.
Corpus desk
Index FR-krokodil · Krokodil · French
Krokodil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Krokodil |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kro.ko.ˈdiːl\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Krokodil » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Krokodil is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kro.ko.ˈdiːl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Krokodil, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Krokodil, spelled K-R-O-K-O-D-I-L.
Definition
- 1Crocodile, reptile de l’ordre des crocodiliens.
- 2Crocodile, type de locomotive électrique avec deux avants marquants.
- 3Désomorphine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Krokodil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Überall sahen sie Krokodile: Die Tiere schwammen im Wasser wie Baumstämme, dösten am Ufer und rissen die Mäuler auf, über ihre Rücken trippelten kleine Reiher.
Wir haben unseren Vater nicht gekannt. Er starb beim Fischfang zwischen den Kiefern eines großen Krokodils, dessen entsetzliche Legende unsere ganze Kindheit überschattete.
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.