Klang

/[klaŋ]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,825

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Klang is aGermannoun. It means: die Art, wie etwas klingt Pronounced [klaŋ]. It ranks #3,825 in German word frequency. Often confused with klar and klug.

Key facts for Klang
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[klaŋ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,825
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Klang is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [klaŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,825 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 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Klang, with forms such as "kalng", "kklang", and "klagn". 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", "Kran", 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 Klang, spelled K-L-A-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Art, wie etwas klingt
  2. 2
    Ton oder Geräusch, als musikalisch empfunden
  3. 3
    mehrere gleichzeitig erklingende, sich überlagernde Töne
  4. 4
    Berühmtheit, Beliebtheit oder Verhasstheit

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kalng,kklang,klagn,klangg,klanng,kllang,klnag,lkang

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Klang

Misspelling Variants of "Klang"

kalng5kklang6klagn5klangg6klanng6kllang6klnag5lkang5
Misspelling Variants of "Klang"

Frequency rank: #3,825 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Klang"?
"Klang" is spelled K-L-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [klaŋ].
What does "Klang" mean?
As a noun, "Klang" means: die Art, wie etwas klingt
What words are commonly confused with "Klang"?
"Klang" is commonly confused with "klar", "klug", "Kran". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Klang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klang" is [klaŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klang" come from?
"Klang" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter K in our German index:

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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.