Crack

"Crack" in Finnish

halkeama

(thin space opened in a previously solid material)

halkeama

(narrow opening)

herja

(sharply humorous comment)

hetki

(brief time, instant)

hulluttelu

(extremely silly ideas or prose)

jutustelu

(conviviality, good discussion)

kaheli

(crazy or crack-brained person)

kahjo

(crazy or crack-brained person)

keskustelu

(meaningful chat)

kräkki

(program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions on software)

kuulumiset

(business, events, news)

lohkaisu

(sharply humorous comment)

läppä

(sharply humorous comment)

murjaisu

(sharply humorous comment)

pamahdus

(any sharp sound)

pamaus

(any sharp sound)

persvako

(vulgar: space between buttocks)

rako

(narrow opening)

rako

(vulgar: vagina (only terms derived from "crack" and its equivalents))

rako

(vulgar: space between buttocks)

rasahdus

(sharp sound made when solid material breaks)

rehentely

(boast, boasting)

rusahdus

(sharp sound made when solid material breaks)

räsähdys

(sharp sound made when solid material breaks)

turina

(conviviality, good discussion)

viikari

(pert, lively boy)

vilaus

(brief time, instant)

äänenmurros

(tone of voice when changed at puberty)

avata

(to open a canned beverage etc.)

hajota

(to break apart under pressure)

hajota

(to break down, especially with the application of heat)

hajottaa

(to break down, especially with the application of heat)

haljeta

(to form cracks)

halkeilla

(to form cracks)

kaatua

(to be ruined or impaired; to fail)

krakata

(to break down, especially with the application of heat)

krakkautua

(to break down, especially with the application of heat)

mennä nurin

(to be ruined or impaired; to fail)

mennä rikki

(to break apart under pressure)

murjaista

(to make a sharply humorous comment)

murjaista

(to tell (a joke))

murtaa

(to cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure)

murtaa

(to overcome a security system or a component)

murtaa

(to circumvent software restrictions)

murtua

(to form cracks)

murtua

(to break apart under pressure)

murtua

(to become debilitated by psychological pressure)

murtua

(to yield under interrogation)

murtua

(of voice: to change rapidly in register)

murtua

(of boy's voice: to alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering)

pamauttaa

(to strike forcefully)

pamauttaa

(to cause to make a sharp sound)

paukauttaa

(to cause to make a sharp sound)

posauttaa

(to open a canned beverage etc.)

raottaa

(to open slightly)

rasahtaa

(to make a cracking sound)

ratkaista

(to solve a difficult problem)

rehennellä

(to brag, boast)

rikkoa

(to break open or crush to small pieces)

rikkoutua

(to break apart under pressure)

rusahtaa

(to make a cracking sound)

räsähtää

(to make a cracking sound)

sihauttaa

(to open a canned beverage etc.)

särkeä

(to make a crack or cracks in)

särkeä

(to break open or crush to small pieces)

särkyä

(to break apart under pressure)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.