Klappmesser
[ˈklapˌmɛsɐ]
The verdict
“Klappmesser” is uncommon German (frequency #82,954 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,954
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Messer, dessen Klinge man einklappen und ausklappen kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-klappmesser · Klappmesser · German
Klappmesser · rank #82,954 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,954
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH kitschigen
Nearest frequency peer: kitschigen (-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 „Klappmesser“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Kioske
Kioske
17,050 corpus weight
- Kirchenaust…
Kirchenaustritt
17,049 corpus weight
- kitschigen
kitschigen
17,048 corpus weight
- Klappmesser
Klappmesser
17,047 corpus weight
- Klassenkame…
Klassenkamerad
17,046 corpus weight
- Kleiderstän…
Kleiderständer
17,045 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Klappmesser“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Klappmesser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklapˌmɛsɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #82,954 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Klappmesser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Klappmesser is uncommon German at frequency #82,954 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklapˌmɛsɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Messer, dessen Klinge man einklappen und ausklappen kann".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Klappmesser, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Klappmesser, spelled K-L-A-P-P-M-E-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Messer, dessen Klinge man einklappen und ausklappen kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Klappmesser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Klappmesser kann man in die Tasche stecken, ohne sie zu beschädigen.
„Er hielt Bobby ein Klappmesser vors Gesicht, so nah, dass Bobby fast die Kühle des Metalls auf seiner Haut spüren konnte.“
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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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