Klamotte

[klaˈmɔtə]

/[klaˈmɔtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Klamotte” is uncommon German (frequency #91,816 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,816
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - größerer Stein; Gesteinsbrocken

Corpus desk

Index DE-klamotte · Klamotte · German

Klamotte · rank #91,816 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,816
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 55,078
  • PHOTO-FINISH Klagemauer

Nearest frequency peer: Klagemauer (-1 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 “Klamotte”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Klamotte” 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 Klamotte
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlamotte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[klaˈmɔtə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#91,816
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Klamotte” 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). Klamotte 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

Klamotte is uncommon German at frequency #91,816 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [klaˈmɔtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Klamotte, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Klamotte, spelled K-L-A-M-O-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    größerer Stein; Gesteinsbrocken
  2. 2
    zerbrochener Mauerstein
  3. 3
    Dreck, Schmutz
  4. 4
    Kleidungsstück; Gesamtheit der Kleidungsstücke
  5. 5
    altes Kleidungsstück, das abgetragen ist
  6. 6
    alter, wertloser Gegenstand; minderwertiges Stück
  7. 7
    allgemein unbekannt gewordenes, für Unterhaltung sorgendes Theaterstück, Buch, Lied oder Ähnliches, das wieder an die Öffentlichkeit gebracht wurde
  8. 8
    (geistig) anspruchsloses Theaterstück
  9. 9
    niveauloser, derber Schwank, bei dem grobe Späße zum Besten gegeben werden

Antonyms

EhrenkleidFestkleidFestkleidungFestrobeGalaGewandungSchaleStaat

This word in other languages

rag(English)grand(Français)

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 "Klamotte"?
"Klamotte" is spelled K-L-A-M-O-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [klaˈmɔtə].
What does "Klamotte" mean?
As a noun, "Klamotte" means: größerer Stein; Gesteinsbrocken
How do you pronounce "Klamotte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klamotte" is [klaˈmɔtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klamotte" come from?
"Klamotte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kasachen#91,800Kardamom#91,796Kapitale#91,794jubelnde#91,788
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