Klage

/[ˈklaːɡə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,898

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Klage is aGermannoun. It means: sprachlich gefasste Äußerung unlustvoller Gefühle von Schmerz, Leid oder Trauer, etwa über den Tod eines Menschen Pronounced [ˈklaːɡə]. It ranks #3,898 in German word frequency. Often confused with klar and klug.

Key facts for Klage
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklaːɡə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,898
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Klage in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Klage is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈklaːɡə]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,898 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Klage, with forms such as "kalge", "kklage", and "klaeg". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "klar", "klug", "Klee", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Klage, spelled K-L-A-G-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sprachlich gefasste Äußerung unlustvoller Gefühle von Schmerz, Leid oder Trauer, etwa über den Tod eines Menschen
  2. 2
    sprachlich gefasste Äußerung unlustvoller Gefühle von Enttäuschung, Unzufriedenheit, Ärger oder Ressentiment, mit Implikationen von Kritik oder Schelte
  3. 3
    ein Antrag an ein Gericht, über einen Rechtsstreit zu entscheiden
  4. 4
    bestimmte Formen der Dichtung, in deren Mittelpunkt eine Klage ([1]) steht

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kalge,kklage,klaeg,klagge,klgae,kllage,lkage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Klage

Misspelling Variants of "Klage"

kalge5kklage6klaeg5klagge6klgae5kllage6lkage5
Misspelling Variants of "Klage"

Frequency rank: #3,898 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Klage"?
"Klage" is spelled K-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaːɡə].
What does "Klage" mean?
As a noun, "Klage" means: sprachlich gefasste Äußerung unlustvoller Gefühle von Schmerz, Leid oder Trauer, etwa über den Tod eines Menschen
What words are commonly confused with "Klage"?
"Klage" is commonly confused with "klar", "klug", "Klee". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Klage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klage" is [ˈklaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klage" come from?
"Klage" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.