Kindheit
[ˈkɪnthaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Kindheit” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,595 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,595
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zeitraum im Leben eines Menschen von der Geburt bis zur Pubertät
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kindheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɪnthaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #3,595 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kindheit” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Kindheit is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɪnthaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,595 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Zeitraum im Leben eines Menschen von der Geburt bis zur Pubertät".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kindheit, with forms such as "ikndheit", "kidnheit", and "kinddheit". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kindheit, spelled K-I-N-D-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Zeitraum im Leben eines Menschen von der Geburt bis zur Pubertät
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ikndheit,kidnheit,kinddheit,kindehit,kindheitt,kindheti,kindhheit,kindhiet,kinhdeit,kinndheit,kkindheit,knidheit
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kindheit - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Kindheit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-I-N-D-H-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkɪnthaɪ̯t] (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.