Kinderkram

[ˈkɪndɐˌkʁaːm]

/[ˈkɪndɐˌkʁaːm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kinderkram” is an uncommon German word, ranked #78,183 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#78,183
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine (lächerliche) Kleinigkeit, etwas Unbedeutendes

Key facts for Kinderkram
PropertyValue
HeadwordKinderkram
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɪndɐˌkʁaːm]
Letters10
Frequency rank#78,183
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kinderkram” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kinderkram lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kinderkram is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɪndɐˌkʁaːm]. Corpus data places it at rank #78,183 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine (lächerliche) Kleinigkeit, etwas Unbedeutendes".

Kinderkram has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kinderkram, spelled K-I-N-D-E-R-K-R-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine (lächerliche) Kleinigkeit, etwas Unbedeutendes

Synonyms

KinkerlitzchenKleinigkeitKleinkramPillepallePipifax

This word in other languages

child's play(English)

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 "Kinderkram"?
"Kinderkram" is spelled K-I-N-D-E-R-K-R-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɪndɐˌkʁaːm].
What does "Kinderkram" mean?
As a noun, "Kinderkram" means: eine (lächerliche) Kleinigkeit, etwas Unbedeutendes
How do you pronounce "Kinderkram"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kinderkram" is [ˈkɪndɐˌkʁaːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kinderkram" come from?
"Kinderkram" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Kinderkram”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-I-N-D-E-R-K-R-A-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkɪndɐˌkʁaːm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list