Kläffer
[ˈklɛfɐ]
The verdict
“Kläffer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hund, der ständig bellt (kläfft)
Corpus desk
Index DE-klaffer · Kläffer · German
Kläffer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Kläffer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklɛfɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kläffer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kläffer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklɛfɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Kläffer in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kläffer, spelled K-L-Ä-F-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1Hund, der ständig bellt (kläfft)
- 2Person, die dauernd lauthals nörgelt, protestiert, schimpft
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kläffer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dieser kleine Kläffer hat ein so schräges Bellen, dass man wirklich meint, er ticke nicht richtig.“
„Der Hund ignorierte würdig die Kläffer der Nachbarn, zog nicht an der Leine, war durch den Start eines hochfrisierten Motorrads nicht zu erschüttern.“
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.