Kleiderkasten

[ˈklaɪ̯dɐˌkastn̩]

/[ˈklaɪ̯dɐˌkastn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Kleiderkasten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hohes Möbelstück, das für die geschlossene Aufbewahrung von Kleidung gedacht ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-kleiderkasten · Kleiderkasten · German

Kleiderkasten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Kleiderkasten
PropertyValue
HeadwordKleiderkasten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklaɪ̯dɐˌkastn̩]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kleiderkasten“ im Deutschen

Kleiderkastensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kleiderkasten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklaɪ̯dɐˌkastn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "hohes Möbelstück, das für die geschlossene Aufbewahrung von Kleidung gedacht ist".

No misspelling variants are generated for Kleiderkasten in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kleiderkasten, spelled K-L-E-I-D-E-R-K-A-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    hohes Möbelstück, das für die geschlossene Aufbewahrung von Kleidung gedacht ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die meist eigens angefertigten, teuren Kleider samt großem Reifrock schaffen es kaum öfter als einmal pro Jahr aus dem Kleiderkasten.“

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kleiderkasten"?
"Kleiderkasten" is spelled K-L-E-I-D-E-R-K-A-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaɪ̯dɐˌkastn̩].
What does "Kleiderkasten" mean?
As a noun, "Kleiderkasten" means: hohes Möbelstück, das für die geschlossene Aufbewahrung von Kleidung gedacht ist
How do you pronounce "Kleiderkasten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kleiderkasten" is [ˈklaɪ̯dɐˌkastn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kleiderkasten" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list