Kinderfrau
[ˈkɪndɐˌfʁaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Kinderfrau” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frau, die ein Kind/Kinder betreut
Corpus desk
Index DE-kinderfrau · Kinderfrau · German
Kinderfrau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Kinderfrau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɪndɐˌfʁaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kinderfrau“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kinderfrau is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɪndɐˌfʁaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Frau, die ein Kind/Kinder betreut".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Kinderfrau in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Kinderfrau, spelled K-I-N-D-E-R-F-R-A-U.
Definition
- 1Frau, die ein Kind/Kinder betreut
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kinderfrau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Elliott Oring berichtet, dass Freud eine christliche Kinderfrau hatte, die ihn stark geprägt hat und der er viel zu verdanken hatte, wie er sagte.“
„Die aus Manchester mitgezogene Kinderfrau bewirkt bei der Mutter eine Änderung der Lehrmethode.“
Synonyms
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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.