kleinbürgerlich

[ˈklaɪ̯nˌbʏʁɡɐlɪç]

/[ˈklaɪ̯nˌbʏʁɡɐlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Kleinbürgertum betreffend, zu ihm gehörend

Corpus desk

Index DE-kleinburgerlich · kleinbürgerlich · German

kleinbürgerlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 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 kleinbürgerlich
PropertyValue
Headwordkleinbürgerlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈklaɪ̯nˌbʏʁɡɐlɪç]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kleinbürgerlich” sits in German frequency

kleinbürgerlich falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

kleinbürgerlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈklaɪ̯nˌbʏʁɡɐlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

kleinbürgerlich 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, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is kleinbürgerlich, spelled K-L-E-I-N-B-Ü-R-G-E-R-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Kleinbürgertum betreffend, zu ihm gehörend
  2. 2
    spießig

Antonyms

großbürgerlich

This word in other languages

petit-bourgeois(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kleinbürgerlich"?
"kleinbürgerlich" is spelled K-L-E-I-N-B-Ü-R-G-E-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaɪ̯nˌbʏʁɡɐlɪç].
What does "kleinbürgerlich" mean?
As an adjective, "kleinbürgerlich" means: das Kleinbürgertum betreffend, zu ihm gehörend
How do you pronounce "kleinbürgerlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kleinbürgerlich" is [ˈklaɪ̯nˌbʏʁɡɐlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kleinbürgerlich" come from?
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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