Klausner

[ˈklaʊ̯snɐ]

/[ˈklaʊ̯snɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Klausner” is uncommon German (frequency #98,690 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,690
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mann, der in einer Klause lebt

Corpus desk

Index DE-klausner · Klausner · German

Klausner · rank #98,690 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,690
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Klarinettist

Nearest frequency peer: Klarinettist (-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 „Klausner“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Klausner
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlausner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklaʊ̯snɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#98,690
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Klausner“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Klausnerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Klarinettist“ (#98,689), „kleinteilige“ (#98,691), „Klapperschlange“ (#98,688). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Klausner“ bei #98,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Klausner is uncommon German at frequency #98,690 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklaʊ̯snɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mann, der in einer Klause lebt".

Klausner has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Klausner, spelled K-L-A-U-S-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mann, der in einer Klause lebt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Maria trat an der Hand des Klausners aus den finstern unterirdischen Gewölben ans Tageslicht.“
  2. „Ich mochte ohngefähr eine halbe Stunde unter Obstbäumen, über Wiesen, durch Wald und über Felsengeröll gegangen seyn, als ich unter Bäumen versteckt eine kleine einsame Kapelle gewahrte. Ich trat hinein und fand dort einen Klausner, der mit einer Schaar Kinder laut betete.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Klausner"?
"Klausner" is spelled K-L-A-U-S-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaʊ̯snɐ].
What does "Klausner" mean?
As a noun, "Klausner" means: Mann, der in einer Klause lebt
How do you pronounce "Klausner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klausner" is [ˈklaʊ̯snɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klausner" come from?
"Klausner" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list