Kellerkind

[ˈkɛlɐˌkɪnt]

/[ˈkɛlɐˌkɪnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kellerkind” is uncommon German (frequency #98,677 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,677
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sozial benachteiligte Person mit einem Alter von unter 18 Jahren

Key facts for Kellerkind
PropertyValue
HeadwordKellerkind
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɛlɐˌkɪnt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#98,677
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kellerkind” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kellerkind lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kellerkind is uncommon German at frequency #98,677 among 55,078 “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

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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Using “Kellerkind”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-E-L-L-E-R-K-I-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkɛlɐˌkɪnt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list