Kinde

/[ˈkɪndə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,467

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Kinde is aGermannoun. It means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kind Pronounced [ˈkɪndə]. Often confused with Kino and king.

Key facts for Kinde
PropertyValue
HeadwordKinde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɪndə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,467
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Kinde in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kinde is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɪndə]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,467 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kind".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Kinde, with forms such as "iknde", "kidne", and "kindde". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Kino", "king", "Knie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Kinde, spelled K-I-N-D-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kind

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iknde,kidne,kindde,kined,kinnde,kkinde,knide

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kinde

Misspelling Variants of "Kinde"

iknde5kidne5kindde6kined5kinnde6kkinde6knide5
Misspelling Variants of "Kinde"

Frequency rank: #39,467 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kinde"?
"Kinde" is spelled K-I-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɪndə].
What does "Kinde" mean?
As a noun, "Kinde" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kind
What words are commonly confused with "Kinde"?
"Kinde" is commonly confused with "Kino", "king", "Knie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kinde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kinde" is [ˈkɪndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kinde" come from?
"Kinde" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.