cleaver
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The verdict
“cleaver” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein großes Messer in der Form eines Beils mit rechteckigem Blatt, das in der Küche verwendet wird, um durch Knochen zu schneiden
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Index DE-cleaver · cleaver · German
cleaver · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cleaver |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „cleaver“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
cleaver is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cleaver, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is cleaver, spelled C-L-E-A-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1ein großes Messer in der Form eines Beils mit rechteckigem Blatt, das in der Küche verwendet wird, um durch Knochen zu schneiden
- 2der Spaltkeil, der Spalthammer
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cleaver appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The chef chopped up pieces of chicken with a cleaver.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.