Kleinbahn
[ˈklaɪ̯nˌbaːn]
The verdict
“Kleinbahn” is uncommon German (frequency #82,957 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,957
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Eisenbahn nur mit lokaler Bedeutung, meist mit kurzer Streckenlänge und häufig mit geringerer Spurweite
Corpus desk
Index DE-kleinbahn · Kleinbahn · German
Kleinbahn · rank #82,957 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,957
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 55,078
- PHOTO-FINISH Kleiderständer
Nearest frequency peer: Kleiderständer (-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 “Kleinbahn”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Klappmesser
Klappmesser
17,047 corpus weight
- Klassenkame…
Klassenkamerad
17,046 corpus weight
- Kleiderstän…
Kleiderständer
17,045 corpus weight
- Kleinbahn
Kleinbahn
17,044 corpus weight
- kleinbürger…
kleinbürgerlichen
17,043 corpus weight
- Klette
Klette
17,042 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kleinbahn” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kleinbahn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklaɪ̯nˌbaːn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #82,957 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kleinbahn” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kleinbahn is uncommon German at frequency #82,957 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklaɪ̯nˌbaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eisenbahn nur mit lokaler Bedeutung, meist mit kurzer Streckenlänge und häufig mit geringerer Spurweite".
Kleinbahn doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kleinbahn, spelled K-L-E-I-N-B-A-H-N.
Definition
- 1Eisenbahn nur mit lokaler Bedeutung, meist mit kurzer Streckenlänge und häufig mit geringerer Spurweite
Synonyms
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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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency 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.