Kindesmisshandlung

[ˈkɪndəsmɪsˌhandlʊŋ]

/[ˈkɪndəsmɪsˌhandlʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Kindesmisshandlung” is uncommon German (frequency #71,516 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,516
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (körperliche oder seelische, seltener sexuelle) Misshandlung, die (von einem Erwachsenen) an einem Kind begangen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-kindesmisshandlung · Kindesmisshandlung · German

Kindesmisshandlung · rank #71,516 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,516
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kimberley

Nearest frequency peer: Kimberley (-2 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 „Kindesmisshandlung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kindesmisshandlung
PropertyValue
HeadwordKindesmisshandlung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɪndəsmɪsˌhandlʊŋ]
Letters18
Frequency rank#71,516
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kindesmisshandlung“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kindesmisshandlungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kimberley“ (#71,514), „klangliche“ (#71,518), „Kiesinger“ (#71,513). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kindesmisshandlung“ bei #71,516. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kindesmisshandlung is uncommon German at frequency #71,516 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɪndəsmɪsˌhandlʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(körperliche oder seelische, seltener sexuelle) Misshandlung, die (von einem Erwachsenen) an einem Kind begangen wird".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Kindesmisshandlung in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kindesmisshandlung, spelled K-I-N-D-E-S-M-I-S-S-H-A-N-D-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    (körperliche oder seelische, seltener sexuelle) Misshandlung, die (von einem Erwachsenen) an einem Kind begangen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. »Weil das Verbrechen in den eigenen vier Wänden verübt wird und die Kinder zu klein sind, um sich zu äußern, ist die Dunkelziffer bei Kindesmisshandlung besonders hoch.«

This word in other languages

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 "Kindesmisshandlung"?
"Kindesmisshandlung" is spelled K-I-N-D-E-S-M-I-S-S-H-A-N-D-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɪndəsmɪsˌhandlʊŋ].
What does "Kindesmisshandlung" mean?
As a noun, "Kindesmisshandlung" means: (körperliche oder seelische, seltener sexuelle) Misshandlung, die (von einem Erwachsenen) an einem Kind begangen wird
How do you pronounce "Kindesmisshandlung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kindesmisshandlung" is [ˈkɪndəsmɪsˌhandlʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kindesmisshandlung" come from?
"Kindesmisshandlung" 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 "Kindesmisshandlung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 18 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list