Kiwis

[ˈkiːviːs]

/[ˈkiːviːs]/ noun

The verdict

“Kiwis” is uncommon German (frequency #68,393 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,393
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kiwi

Corpus desk

Index DE-kiwis · Kiwis · German

Kiwis · rank #68,393 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,393
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH klarsten

Nearest frequency peer: klarsten (+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 „Kiwis“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kiwis
PropertyValue
HeadwordKiwis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkiːviːs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#68,393
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kiwis“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „klarsten“ (#68,394), „Klassenarbeit“ (#68,395), „KGS“ (#68,390). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kiwis“ bei #68,393. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kiwis is uncommon German at frequency #68,393 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkiːviːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kiwis, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kiwis, spelled K-I-W-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kiwi
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kiwi
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kiwi
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kiwi
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kiwi

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 "Kiwis"?
"Kiwis" is spelled K-I-W-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkiːviːs].
What does "Kiwis" mean?
As a noun, "Kiwis" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kiwi
How do you pronounce "Kiwis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kiwis" is [ˈkiːviːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kiwis" come from?
"Kiwis" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list