Klaps
[klaps]
The verdict
“Klaps” is uncommon German (frequency #57,156 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,156
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leichter Schlag mit einem flachen Objekt (auch der Handfläche)
Corpus desk
Index DE-klaps · Klaps · German
Klaps · rank #57,156 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,156
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH klappert
Nearest frequency peer: klappert (-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 “Klaps”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- kitzelt
kitzelt
42,848 corpus weight
- Klamauk
Klamauk
42,847 corpus weight
- klappert
klappert
42,846 corpus weight
- Klaps
Klaps
42,845 corpus weight
- Kleinuntern…
Kleinunternehmer
42,843 corpus weight
- kletter
kletter
42,842 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Klaps” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Klaps |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [klaps] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #57,156 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Klaps” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
Klaps is uncommon German at frequency #57,156 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [klaps]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Klaps, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Klaps, spelled K-L-A-P-S.
Definition
- 1leichter Schlag mit einem flachen Objekt (auch der Handfläche)
- 2leichtes Verrücktsein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Klaps appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Babys kriegen nach der Geburt einen Klaps, damit sie anfangen zu schreien und damit zu atmen.
„Goldlotos gab lachend Jadeturm einen Klaps.“
This word in other languages
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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