Klassenfeind
[ˈklasn̩ˌfaɪ̯nt]
The verdict
“Klassenfeind” is uncommon German (frequency #76,965 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,965
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Feind der Arbeiterklasse
Corpus desk
Index DE-klassenfeind · Klassenfeind · German
Klassenfeind · rank #76,965 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,965
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH klammheimlich
Nearest frequency peer: klammheimlich (-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 “Klassenfeind”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- kiloweise
kiloweise
23,041 corpus weight
- klammheimli…
klammheimlich
23,037 corpus weight
- Klassenfeind
Klassenfeind
23,036 corpus weight
- klatschten
klatschten
23,035 corpus weight
- klaute
klaute
23,034 corpus weight
- Kleide
Kleide
23,033 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Klassenfeind” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Klassenfeind |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklasn̩ˌfaɪ̯nt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #76,965 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Klassenfeind” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
Klassenfeind is uncommon German at frequency #76,965 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklasn̩ˌfaɪ̯nt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Feind der Arbeiterklasse".
Klassenfeind has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Klassenfeind, spelled K-L-A-S-S-E-N-F-E-I-N-D.
Definition
- 1Feind der Arbeiterklasse
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Klassenfeind appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es war für Kommunisten ein Unterschied, ob sie abstrakt gegen den Klassenfeind polemisieren konnten oder ob sich mit der feindlichen Seite menschliche Gesichter verbanden, Gesichter von Menschen, die sogar die Sorgen der Kommunisten nachempfanden und sie manchmal zu verringern trachteten.“
„Bei den Künstlern herrsche Betroffenheit vor, sie seien verwirrt und einige sogar verängstigt, aber er hörte auch von zwei Regisseuren, die der Ansicht waren, dass mit dieser Grenzsicherung sich nun innerhalb des Landes neue Möglichkeiten ergeben werden und künftig allen Künstlern zuvor unvorstellbare Freiheiten eingeräumt werden könnten, da die früheren…
Synonyms
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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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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