Klappentext

[ˈklapn̩ˌtɛkst]

/[ˈklapn̩ˌtɛkst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Klappentext” is uncommon German (frequency #70,460 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,460
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativ kurzer Text auf einem eingeklappten Teil eines Buchumschlags

Corpus desk

Index DE-klappentext · Klappentext · German

Klappentext · rank #70,460 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,460
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Klassenzimmern

Nearest frequency peer: Klassenzimmern (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Klappentext“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Klappentext“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Klappentext
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlappentext
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklapn̩ˌtɛkst]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,460
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Klappentext“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Klappentextfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Klassenzimmern“ (#70,461), „Klause“ (#70,462), „Klei“ (#70,463). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Klappentext“ bei #70,460. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Klappentext is uncommon German at frequency #70,460 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklapn̩ˌtɛkst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "relativ kurzer Text auf einem eingeklappten Teil eines Buchumschlags".

Klappentext doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Klappentext, spelled K-L-A-P-P-E-N-T-E-X-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativ kurzer Text auf einem eingeklappten Teil eines Buchumschlags

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Klappentext appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Von großer Neugier getrieben lief ich zum Haus, beugte mich über den Stuhl und las den Klappentext.“

This word in other languages

quatrième de couverture(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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Klappentext"?
"Klappentext" is spelled K-L-A-P-P-E-N-T-E-X-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklapn̩ˌtɛkst].
What does "Klappentext" mean?
As a noun, "Klappentext" means: relativ kurzer Text auf einem eingeklappten Teil eines Buchumschlags
How do you pronounce "Klappentext"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klappentext" is [ˈklapn̩ˌtɛkst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klappentext" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Komponistin#70,474Komödianten#70,475Krebsrisiko#70,491Kriegsopfer#70,494

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list