Klavier

/[klaˈviːɐ̯]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,805

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Klavier is aGermannoun. It means: Tasteninstrument, dessen Klang durch Saiten erzeugt wird Pronounced [klaˈviːɐ̯]. It ranks #4,805 in German word frequency. Often confused with klarer and Kläger.

Key facts for Klavier
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlavier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[klaˈviːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,805
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Klavier in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Klavier is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [klaˈviːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,805 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tasteninstrument, dessen Klang durch Saiten erzeugt wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Klavier, with forms such as "kalvier", "kklavier", and "klaiver". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "klarer", "Kläger", "Kaviar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Klavier, spelled K-L-A-V-I-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tasteninstrument, dessen Klang durch Saiten erzeugt wird

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kalvier,kklavier,klaiver,klaveir,klavierr,klavire,klavvier,kllavier,klvaier,lkavier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Klavier

Misspelling Variants of "Klavier"

kalvier7kklavier8klaiver7klaveir7klavierr8klavire7klavvier8kllavier8
Misspelling Variants of "Klavier"

Frequency rank: #4,805 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Klavier"?
"Klavier" is spelled K-L-A-V-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [klaˈviːɐ̯].
What does "Klavier" mean?
As a noun, "Klavier" means: Tasteninstrument, dessen Klang durch Saiten erzeugt wird
What words are commonly confused with "Klavier"?
"Klavier" is commonly confused with "klarer", "Kläger", "Kaviar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Klavier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klavier" is [klaˈviːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klavier" come from?
"Klavier" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.