kleckern

[ˈklɛkɐn]

/[ˈklɛkɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“kleckern” is uncommon German (frequency #94,490 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,490
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Flüssigkeit heruntertropfen oder Feuchtigkeit enthaltende Speisen herabfallen lassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kleckern · kleckern · German

kleckern · rank #94,490 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,490
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH klareren

Nearest frequency peer: klareren (-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 „kleckern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kleckern
PropertyValue
Headwordkleckern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈklɛkɐn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#94,490
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kleckern“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).kleckernfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „klareren“ (#94,489), „Klingonisch“ (#94,492), „Kirchenprovinz“ (#94,487). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kleckern“ bei #94,490. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kleckern is uncommon German at frequency #94,490 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈklɛkɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for kleckern in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kleckern, spelled K-L-E-C-K-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Flüssigkeit heruntertropfen oder Feuchtigkeit enthaltende Speisen herabfallen lassen
  2. 2
    etwas beflecken
  3. 3
    bei einer Tätigkeit zögerlich vorgehen, nur langsam ausführen
  4. 4
    nur wenige Mittel für die Erreichung eines Zieles aufwenden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Da würde vielleicht der liebe Gott auch dem Melcher das Kleckern noch abgewöhnen, den Heini von Seeburg zur Vernunft bringen und die Puechsteinischen Blutzecken aus der Trutzburg hinausblasen, vor allem dieses schamlose Weibsbild mit dem Hexenhaar und den unsittlichen Waden!
  2. Nach einer Weile sagte Doris: »Fräulein müssen nicht so kleckern, ich hab' schon die ganze Taille und das ganze Gesicht voll Farbe.«

Synonyms

schlabberntropfentröpfelnbefleckenzaudernzögernbrodelndosierengeizenmaßhaltenrationierenknausernknickern

Antonyms

aufpassenschüttenreinigenhastenhineinbutternklotzenverschleudern

This word in other languages

dribble(English)manchar(Español)dégouliner(Français)

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 "kleckern"?
"kleckern" is spelled K-L-E-C-K-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklɛkɐn].
What does "kleckern" mean?
As a verb, "kleckern" means: Flüssigkeit heruntertropfen oder Feuchtigkeit enthaltende Speisen herabfallen lassen
How do you pronounce "kleckern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kleckern" is [ˈklɛkɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kleckern" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

klareren#94,489Journale#94,469Koryphäe#94,514Jentzsch#94,464

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list