Skip to content
WordWide
German

“Crane” in German

“Crane” in German is der Kran. Also: der Kranich.

German translations

  1. der KranNoun

    crane (a lifting device)

    des Kranes, die Kräne

    Ein Kran hebt schwere Baumaterialien.A crane raises heavy construction materials.

    More →
  2. der KranichNoun

    crane (bird of the family Gruidae)

    des Kranichs, die Kraniche

    Tom faltete aus der Serviette einen Kranich.Tom folded the napkin into a crane.

    More →

Phrases

  • derKranfahrercrane operator (male or of unspecified gender)
Basic German wordsFrequent German nounsAll wordsEnglish to GermanAbout the dictionary
German–English dictionaryНемецко-русский словарьНімецько-український словник

Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).