Kinkerlitzchen
[ˈkɪŋkɐˌlɪt͡sçn̩]
The verdict
“Kinkerlitzchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unbedeutende Kleinigkeit, Nichtigkeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-kinkerlitzchen · Kinkerlitzchen · German
Kinkerlitzchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kinkerlitzchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɪŋkɐˌlɪt͡sçn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kinkerlitzchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kinkerlitzchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɪŋkɐˌlɪt͡sçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Kinkerlitzchen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kinkerlitzchen, spelled K-I-N-K-E-R-L-I-T-Z-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1unbedeutende Kleinigkeit, Nichtigkeit
- 2unnützer Kram; wertloser Schmuck
- 3Albernheit, Unsinn; albernes Verhalten, das jemanden verärgert
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kinkerlitzchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich rege mich nicht mehr über Kinkerlitzchen auf“, sagte sie der Gala.
„Die Jungen, die dienen müssen, werden durch Litzen und allerlei Kinkerlitzchen stolz gemacht, sie schlucken das.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.