Kellerkind

[ˈkɛlɐˌkɪnt]

/[ˈkɛlɐˌkɪnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kellerkind” is uncommon German (frequency #98,677 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,677
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sozial benachteiligte Person mit einem Alter von unter 18 Jahren

Corpus desk

Index DE-kellerkind · Kellerkind · German

Kellerkind · rank #98,677 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,677
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kellergewölbe

Nearest frequency peer: Kellergewölbe (-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 „Kellerkind“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kellerkind
PropertyValue
HeadwordKellerkind
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɛlɐˌkɪnt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#98,677
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kellerkind“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kellerkindfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kellergewölbe“ (#98,676), „Kenns“ (#98,678), „Kerbholz“ (#98,679). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kellerkind“ bei #98,677. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kellerkind is uncommon German at frequency #98,677 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛlɐˌkɪnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Kellerkind in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    sozial benachteiligte Person mit einem Alter von unter 18 Jahren
  2. 2
    Person, die in einer Kellerwohnung aufgewachsen ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Kellerkinder haben es im öffentlichen Leben oft schwer.

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 "Kellerkind"?
"Kellerkind" is spelled K-E-L-L-E-R-K-I-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɛlɐˌkɪnt].
What does "Kellerkind" mean?
As a noun, "Kellerkind" means: sozial benachteiligte Person mit einem Alter von unter 18 Jahren
How do you pronounce "Kellerkind"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kellerkind" is [ˈkɛlɐˌkɪnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kellerkind" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

knisternde#98,697jeweiliges#98,654Jagdschein#98,645inspection#98,633

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list