client

[ˈklaɪənt]

/[ˈklaɪənt]/ noun

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The verdict

“client” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,115. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,115
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Dienste eines Anwalts oder ähnliche auch soziale Dienste nutzende Person

Corpus desk

Index DE-client · client · German

client · rank #13,115 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,115
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Christa

Nearest frequency peer: Christa (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „client“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „client“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

client vs Clients
71% similar
client vs cent
67% similar
client vs Clement
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for client
PropertyValue
Headwordclient
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklaɪənt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,115
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „client“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).clientliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Christa“ (#13,114), „clips“ (#13,116), „Bürgermeisters“ (#13,113). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „client“ bei #13,115. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around client (IPA [ˈklaɪənt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,115 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for client, with forms such as "cclient", "cilent", and "cleint". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Clients", "cent", "Clement", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is client, spelled C-L-I-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Dienste eines Anwalts oder ähnliche auch soziale Dienste nutzende Person
  2. 2
    eine im Handel kaufende Person
  3. 3
    ein Client

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how client appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The client had to pay reminder fees, as he didn't transfer the payment at times.
  2. „A client is a piece of computer hardware or software that accesses a service made available by a server.“

Synonyms

customer

Antonyms

server

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cclient
  • cilent
  • cleint
  • cliennt
  • clientt
  • clietn
  • clinet
  • cllient
  • lcient

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of client - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cclient1cilent2cleint2cliennt1clientt1clietn2clinet2cllient1
Edit distance from "client"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "client"?
"client" is spelled C-L-I-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaɪənt].
What does "client" mean?
As a noun, "client" means: eine Dienste eines Anwalts oder ähnliche auch soziale Dienste nutzende Person
What words are commonly confused with "client"?
"client" is commonly confused with "Clients", "cent", "Clement". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "client"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "client" is [ˈklaɪənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "client" come from?
"client" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "client", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

contra#13,117blöden#13,110Dachau#13,121Bender#13,105

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

betritt9 variantsErhard9 variantsGräber9 variantsjaneiro9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list