klaffende

[ˈklafn̩də]

/[ˈklafn̩də]/ adj

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The verdict

“klaffende” is uncommon German (frequency #72,608 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,608
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs klaffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-klaffende · klaffende · German

klaffende · rank #72,608 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,608
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 55,078
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kippa

Nearest frequency peer: Kippa (-2 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 “klaffende”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “klaffende” 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 May 6, 2026
Key facts for klaffende
PropertyValue
Headwordklaffende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈklafn̩də]
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,608
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “klaffende” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). klaffende lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

klaffende is uncommon German at frequency #72,608 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈklafn̩də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 11 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for klaffende in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is klaffende, spelled K-L-A-F-F-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs klaffend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs klaffend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs klaffend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs klaffend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs klaffend
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs klaffend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs klaffend
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs klaffend
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs klaffend
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs klaffend
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs klaffend

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 "klaffende"?
"klaffende" is spelled K-L-A-F-F-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklafn̩də].
What does "klaffende" mean?
As an adjective, "klaffende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs klaffend
How do you pronounce "klaffende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "klaffende" is [ˈklafn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "klaffende" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 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