Kiesinger

[ˈkiːzɪŋɐ]

/[ˈkiːzɪŋɐ]/ name

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The verdict

“Kiesinger” is uncommon German (frequency #71,513 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,513
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Corpus desk

Index DE-kiesinger · Kiesinger · German

Kiesinger · rank #71,513 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,513
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kimberley

Nearest frequency peer: Kimberley (+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 „Kiesinger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kiesinger
PropertyValue
HeadwordKiesinger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkiːzɪŋɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#71,513
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kiesinger“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kiesingerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kimberley“ (#71,514), „Kesseln“ (#71,511), „Kindesmisshandlung“ (#71,516). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kiesinger“ bei #71,513. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kiesinger is uncommon German at frequency #71,513 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkiːzɪŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutscher Nachname, Familienname".

Zero misspellings are on record for Kiesinger in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kiesinger, spelled K-I-E-S-I-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutscher Nachname, Familienname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Morgen sind wir bei Kiesingers eingeladen.

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 "Kiesinger"?
"Kiesinger" is spelled K-I-E-S-I-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkiːzɪŋɐ].
What does "Kiesinger" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kiesinger" means: deutscher Nachname, Familienname
How do you pronounce "Kiesinger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kiesinger" is [ˈkiːzɪŋɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kiesinger" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kimberley#71,514Keramiken#71,509Kognition#71,526kopierten#71,535

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list