# klein vs kleiner

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### klein
*adjective · IPA [klaɪ̯n] · frequency rank #995*
von geringem Ausmaß

### kleiner
*adjective · IPA [ˈklaɪ̯nɐ] · frequency rank #860*
Nominativ Singular des Adjektivs klein

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/klein-vs-kleiner