Enkelkindern

[ˈɛŋkl̩ˌkɪndɐn]

/[ˈɛŋkl̩ˌkɪndɐn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Enkelkindern” is uncommon German (frequency #71,279 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,279
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Enkelkind

Corpus desk

Index DE-enkelkindern · Enkelkindern · German

Enkelkindern · rank #71,279 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,279
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Energiepreise

Nearest frequency peer: Energiepreise (-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 „Enkelkindern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Enkelkindern
PropertyValue
HeadwordEnkelkindern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛŋkl̩ˌkɪndɐn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#71,279
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Enkelkindern“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Enkelkindernfällt 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: „Energiepreise“ (#71,278), „enteignen“ (#71,280), „Energieberater“ (#71,277). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Enkelkindern“ bei #71,279. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Enkelkindern is uncommon German at frequency #71,279 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛŋkl̩ˌkɪndɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Enkelkind".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Enkelkindern in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Enkelkindern, spelled E-N-K-E-L-K-I-N-D-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Enkelkind

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 "Enkelkindern"?
"Enkelkindern" is spelled E-N-K-E-L-K-I-N-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛŋkl̩ˌkɪndɐn].
What does "Enkelkindern" mean?
As a noun, "Enkelkindern" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Enkelkind
How do you pronounce "Enkelkindern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Enkelkindern" is [ˈɛŋkl̩ˌkɪndɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Enkelkindern" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

einzuspielen#71,266erniedrigend#71,294eingespielte#71,262Erythrozyten#71,299

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list