kindlich

[ˈkɪntlɪç]

/[ˈkɪntlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“kindlich” is uncommon German (frequency #52,207 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,207
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einem Kind gleich oder ähnlich, im Zustand eines Kindes, zu einem Kind gehörend

Corpus desk

Index DE-kindlich · kindlich · German

kindlich · rank #52,207 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,207
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kilowattstund…

Nearest frequency peer: Kilowattstunden (-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 „kindlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kindlich
PropertyValue
Headwordkindlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkɪntlɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,207
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kindlich“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kilowattstunden“ (#52,206), „klafft“ (#52,208), „klarere“ (#52,209). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kindlich“ bei #52,207. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kindlich is uncommon German at frequency #52,207 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkɪntlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einem Kind gleich oder ähnlich, im Zustand eines Kindes, zu einem Kind gehörend".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for kindlich, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is kindlich, spelled K-I-N-D-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    einem Kind gleich oder ähnlich, im Zustand eines Kindes, zu einem Kind gehörend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Diese Phase gehört zum kindlichen Entwicklungsprozess.
  2. Sie hat ein ausgesprochen kindliches Gesicht.

Antonyms

erwachsen

This word in other languages

babyish(English)infantil(Español)enfantin(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 "kindlich"?
"kindlich" is spelled K-I-N-D-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɪntlɪç].
What does "kindlich" mean?
As an adjective, "kindlich" means: einem Kind gleich oder ähnlich, im Zustand eines Kindes, zu einem Kind gehörend
How do you pronounce "kindlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kindlich" is [ˈkɪntlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kindlich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Klaviere#52,210Kochtopf#52,211Kopfgeld#52,216Karpaten#52,196

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list