kleb

[kleːp]

/[kleːp]/ verb

The verdict

“kleb” is uncommon German (frequency #68,396 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,396
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kleben

Corpus desk

Index DE-kleb · kleb · German

kleb · rank #68,396 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,396
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Klassenarbeit

Nearest frequency peer: Klassenarbeit (-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 “kleb”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “kleb” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kleb
PropertyValue
Headwordkleb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kleːp]
Letters4
Frequency rank#68,396
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “kleb” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).klebliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Klassenarbeit“ (#68,395), „Kleiber“ (#68,397), „klarsten“ (#68,394). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kleb is uncommon German at frequency #68,396 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kleːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kleben".

kleb has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kleb, spelled K-L-E-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kleben

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 "kleb"?
"kleb" is spelled K-L-E-B. The IPA pronunciation is [kleːp].
What does "kleb" mean?
As a verb, "kleb" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kleben
How do you pronounce "kleb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kleb" is [kleːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kleb" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list