Kruger

name

The verdict

“Kruger” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,226. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,226
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kruger · Kruger · French

Kruger · rank #28,226 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,226
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kraft

Nearest frequency peer: Kraft (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Kruger »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Kruger » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kruger
PropertyValue
HeadwordKruger
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,226
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Kruger »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Krugerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Kraft » (#28,225), « kun » (#28,227), « Kobe » (#28,224). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « Kruger » est au #28,226. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Kruger, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #28,226 among 737 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kruger, with forms such as "kkruger", "krguer", and "krruger". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Kruger, spelled K-R-U-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dunning et Kruger mènent une enquête auprès d’étudiants, et parviennent à expliquer cet « effet de surconfiance ».
  2. Kruger et le président Steyn, celui de l’État Libre, se sont rencontrés à ce qu’on dit, et on va tout droit vers une nouvelle guerre. C’est pour ça que je suis rentré.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkruger
  • krguer
  • krruger
  • kruegr
  • krugerr
  • krugger
  • krugre
  • kurger
  • rkuger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kruger - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

kkruger1krguer2krruger1kruegr2krugerr1krugger1krugre2kurger2
Edit distance from "Kruger"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kruger"?
"Kruger" is spelled K-R-U-G-E-R.
What does "Kruger" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kruger" means: Nom de famille.
What are common misspellings of "Kruger"?
Common misspellings include "kkruger", "krguer", "krruger", "kruegr", "krugerr". The correct spelling is "Kruger".
What language does "Kruger" come from?
"Kruger" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kruger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list