Clients
[ˈklaɪ̯ənt͡s]
The verdict
“Clients” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #28,591 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #28,591
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Client
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Clients |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklaɪ̯ənt͡s] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #28,591 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Clients” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Clients is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈklaɪ̯ənt͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,591 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Clients, with forms such as "cclients", "cilents", and "cleints". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Cents", "client", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 Clients, spelled C-L-I-E-N-T-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Client
- 2Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Client
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Client
- 4Dativ Plural des Substantivs Client
- 5Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Client
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cclients,cilents,cleints,cliennts,clienst,clientss,clientts,clietns,clinets,cllients,lcients
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Clients - 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.
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 “Clients”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-L-I-E-N-T-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈklaɪ̯ənt͡s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Cents” - see the side-by-side comparison. Clients vs Cents
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.