kindlicher

[ˈkɪntlɪçɐ]

/[ˈkɪntlɪçɐ]/ adj

The verdict

“kindlicher” is uncommon German (frequency #58,012 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,012
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kindlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-kindlicher · kindlicher · German

kindlicher · rank #58,012 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,012
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kindertagen

Nearest frequency peer: Kindertagen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “kindlicher”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “kindlicher” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kindlicher
PropertyValue
Headwordkindlicher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkɪntlɪçɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#58,012
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kindlicher” sits in German frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).kindlicher lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kindlicher is uncommon German at frequency #58,012 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkɪntlɪçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for kindlicher in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is kindlicher, spelled K-I-N-D-L-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kindlich
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kindlich
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kindlich
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kindlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kindlich

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kindlicher"?
"kindlicher" is spelled K-I-N-D-L-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɪntlɪçɐ].
What does "kindlicher" mean?
As an adjective, "kindlicher" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kindlich
How do you pronounce "kindlicher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kindlicher" is [ˈkɪntlɪçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kindlicher" come from?
"kindlicher" 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 "kindlicher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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