krone

\ˈkɹəʊ.nə\

/\ˈkɹəʊ.nə\/ noun

The verdict

“krone” 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) - Couronne (les monnaies du Danemark et de la Norvège).

Corpus desk

Index FR-krone · krone · French

krone · 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 krone
PropertyValue
Headwordkrone
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈkɹəʊ.nə\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « krone » en français

kronen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

krone is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈkɹəʊ.nə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Couronne (les monnaies du Danemark et de la Norvège).".

No misspelling variants are generated for krone in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is krone, spelled K-R-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Couronne (les monnaies du Danemark et de la Norvège).

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 "krone"?
"krone" is spelled K-R-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkɹəʊ.nə\.
What does "krone" mean?
As a noun, "krone" means: Couronne (les monnaies du Danemark et de la Norvège).
How do you pronounce "krone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "krone" is \ˈkɹəʊ.nə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "krone" come from?
"krone" 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