Kernfamilie
[ˈkɛʁnfaˌmiːli̯ə]
The verdict
“Kernfamilie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die kleinste Zelle der Gesellschaft, bestehend aus Eltern und Kindern
Corpus desk
Index DE-kernfamilie · Kernfamilie · German
Kernfamilie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Kernfamilie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɛʁnfaˌmiːli̯ə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kernfamilie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kernfamilie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛʁnfaˌmiːli̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die kleinste Zelle der Gesellschaft, bestehend aus Eltern und Kindern".
Zero misspellings are on record for Kernfamilie in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kernfamilie, spelled K-E-R-N-F-A-M-I-L-I-E.
Definition
- 1die kleinste Zelle der Gesellschaft, bestehend aus Eltern und Kindern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kernfamilie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Kernfamilie aus dem Deutschland der 1950er und 1960er Jahre ist immer seltener anzutreffen.
Die Kernfamilie besteht zumeist aus Vater, Mutter und deren Kindern.
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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.