keifen
[ˈkaɪ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“keifen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fortwährend (störend), oft gehässig schimpfen und nörgeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-keifen · keifen · German
keifen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | keifen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkaɪ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „keifen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
keifen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkaɪ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fortwährend (störend), oft gehässig schimpfen und nörgeln".
keifen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is keifen, spelled K-E-I-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1fortwährend (störend), oft gehässig schimpfen und nörgeln
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how keifen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jemanden schimpfend und keifend zu Hause erwarten.
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.