Klagelied
[ˈklaːɡəˌliːt]
The verdict
“Klagelied” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lied in der Form einer Klage
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Klagelied |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklaːɡəˌliːt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Klagelied” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Klagelied is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈklaːɡəˌliːt]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for Klagelied in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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. The correct German form is Klagelied, spelled K-L-A-G-E-L-I-E-D.
Definition
- 1Lied in der Form einer Klage
- 2Religion, im Plural Klagelieder: Buch des Alten Testamentes, das die Zerstörung des Tempels (587 v. Chr.), den Verlust der staatlichen Unabhängigkeit Judas und die Gefangenschaft seiner Einwohner in Babylonien thematisiert. Dieses Buch wird häufig dem Propheten Jeremias zugeschrieben, was aber nach neueren Forschungen nicht mehr aufrechterhalten werden kann.
- 3literarische Gattung kurzer lyrischer Formen, deren Inhalt eine Klage ist
- 4allgemein: gleiche Bedeutung wie Klage
Synonyms
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.
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Using “Klagelied”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-L-A-G-E-L-I-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈklaːɡəˌliːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.