Enkelkind

[ˈɛŋkl̩ˌkɪnt]

/[ˈɛŋkl̩ˌkɪnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Enkelkind” is uncommon German (frequency #56,944 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,944
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männliches oder weibliches Kind von Sohn oder Tochter

Corpus desk

Index DE-enkelkind · Enkelkind · German

Enkelkind · rank #56,944 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,944
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH empfehlenswer…

Nearest frequency peer: empfehlenswerte (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Enkelkind“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Enkelkind“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Enkelkind
PropertyValue
HeadwordEnkelkind
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛŋkl̩ˌkɪnt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,944
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Enkelkind“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Enkelkindfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „empfehlenswerte“ (#56,943), „entern“ (#56,945), „Entourage“ (#56,946). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Enkelkind“ bei #56,944. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Enkelkind is uncommon German at frequency #56,944 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛŋkl̩ˌkɪnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männliches oder weibliches Kind von Sohn oder Tochter".

Enkelkind has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Enkelkind, spelled E-N-K-E-L-K-I-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    männliches oder weibliches Kind von Sohn oder Tochter

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Enkelkinder freuten sich schon auf den Besuch der Großeltern.
  2. „Jetzt lebten sechs von seinen sieben Kindern, Enkelkindern und Urenkeln ebenfalls hier.“

Synonyms

EnkelKindeskind

This word in other languages

grandchild(English)nieto(Español)petit-enfant(Français)neto(Português)

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 "Enkelkind"?
"Enkelkind" is spelled E-N-K-E-L-K-I-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛŋkl̩ˌkɪnt].
What does "Enkelkind" mean?
As a noun, "Enkelkind" means: männliches oder weibliches Kind von Sohn oder Tochter
How do you pronounce "Enkelkind"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Enkelkind" is [ˈɛŋkl̩ˌkɪnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Enkelkind" come from?
"Enkelkind" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Entourage#56,946Eiswasser#56,937erfrischt#56,952eingingen#56,931

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list