klagend
[ˈklaːɡn̩t]
The verdict
“klagend” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs klagen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | klagend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈklaːɡn̩t] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “klagend” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for klagend is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈklaːɡn̩t]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs klagen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for klagend, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is klagend, spelled K-L-A-G-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1Partizip Präsens des Verbs klagen
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 “klagend”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-L-A-G-E-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈklaːɡn̩t] (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.