Kleiber

[ˈklaɪ̯bɐ]

/[ˈklaɪ̯bɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kleiber” is uncommon German (frequency #68,397 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,397
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine mitteleuropäische Vogelart (Sitta europaea): typisch gefärbter, blaugelber Vogel mit kräftigem Schnabel und kurzem Schwanz

Key facts for Kleiber
PropertyValue
HeadwordKleiber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklaɪ̯bɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#68,397
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kleiber” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kleiber lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kleiber is uncommon German at frequency #68,397 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklaɪ̯bɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kleiber, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kleiber, spelled K-L-E-I-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine mitteleuropäische Vogelart (Sitta europaea): typisch gefärbter, blaugelber Vogel mit kräftigem Schnabel und kurzem Schwanz
  2. 2
    die Gattung der Kleiber^([1]) (Sitta)
  3. 3
    die Familie der Kleiber^([1]) (Sittidae)

Synonyms

BlauspechtSpechtmeiseSitta europaea

This word in other languages

nuthatch(English)trepatroncos(Español)sittelle torchepot(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 "Kleiber"?
"Kleiber" is spelled K-L-E-I-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaɪ̯bɐ].
What does "Kleiber" mean?
As a noun, "Kleiber" means: eine mitteleuropäische Vogelart (Sitta europaea): typisch gefärbter, blaugelber Vogel mit kräftigem Schnabel und kurzem Schwanz
How do you pronounce "Kleiber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kleiber" is [ˈklaɪ̯bɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kleiber" come from?
"Kleiber" 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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Using “Kleiber”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-L-E-I-B-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈklaɪ̯bɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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