Kindermörder

[ˈkɪndɐˌmœʁdɐ]

/[ˈkɪndɐˌmœʁdɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kindermörder” is uncommon German (frequency #70,454 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,454
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der ein Kind ermordet hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-kindermorder · Kindermörder · German

Kindermörder · rank #70,454 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,454
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kiga

Nearest frequency peer: Kiga (-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 „Kindermörder“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kindermörder
PropertyValue
HeadwordKindermörder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɪndɐˌmœʁdɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#70,454
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kindermörder“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kindermörderfällt 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: „Kiga“ (#70,453), „Kirchenleitung“ (#70,455), „Kiesgrube“ (#70,452). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kindermörder“ bei #70,454. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kindermörder is uncommon German at frequency #70,454 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɪndɐˌmœʁdɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der ein Kind ermordet hat".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kindermörder, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kindermörder, spelled K-I-N-D-E-R-M-Ö-R-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der ein Kind ermordet hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Kindermörder wurde zu lebenslanger Haft verurteilt.

This word in other languages

infanticide(Français)

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 "Kindermörder"?
"Kindermörder" is spelled K-I-N-D-E-R-M-Ö-R-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɪndɐˌmœʁdɐ].
What does "Kindermörder" mean?
As a noun, "Kindermörder" means: jemand, der ein Kind ermordet hat
How do you pronounce "Kindermörder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kindermörder" is [ˈkɪndɐˌmœʁdɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kindermörder" come from?
"Kindermörder" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kleiderbügel#70,464Kleinstädten#70,465Kampfrichter#70,438Jugendstrafe#70,430

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list