kennenlernten
[ˈkɛnənˌlɛʁntn̩]
The verdict
“kennenlernten” is uncommon German (frequency #72,600 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,600
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs kennenlernen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kennenlernten · kennenlernten · German
kennenlernten · rank #72,600 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,600
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 55,078
- PHOTO-FINISH kenianischen
Nearest frequency peer: kenianischen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “kennenlernten”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kaufhäusern
Kaufhäusern
27,404 corpus weight
- Keiler
Keiler
27,403 corpus weight
- kenianischen
kenianischen
27,402 corpus weight
- kennenlernt…
kennenlernten
27,401 corpus weight
- Kernland
Kernland
27,400 corpus weight
- Kernproblem
Kernproblem
27,399 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “kennenlernten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kennenlernten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkɛnənˌlɛʁntn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #72,600 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kennenlernten” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
kennenlernten is uncommon German at frequency #72,600 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkɛnənˌlɛʁntn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for kennenlernten in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 kennenlernten, spelled K-E-N-N-E-N-L-E-R-N-T-E-N.
Definition
- 11. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs kennenlernen
- 21. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs kennenlernen
- 33. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs kennenlernen
- 43. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs kennenlernen
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kennenlernten", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency 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.