cleaner
[ˈkliːnɐ]
The verdict
“cleaner” is uncommon German (frequency #82,633 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,633
- frequency rank, German
- 20,081
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs clean
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cleaner |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkliːnɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #82,633 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cleaner” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cleaner is uncommon German at frequency #82,633 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkliːnɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for cleaner in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is cleaner, spelled C-L-E-A-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs clean
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs clean
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs clean
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs clean
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs clean
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cleaner”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-L-E-A-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkliːnɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.