Kleinbürgertum

[ˈklaɪ̯nˌbʏʁɡɐtuːm]

/[ˈklaɪ̯nˌbʏʁɡɐtuːm]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bürgerliche Gruppe der Bevölkerung mit vergleichsweise niedrigem Sozialstatus

Corpus desk

Index DE-kleinburgertum · Kleinbürgertum · German

Kleinbürgertum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 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 Kleinbürgertum
PropertyValue
HeadwordKleinbürgertum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklaɪ̯nˌbʏʁɡɐtuːm]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kleinbürgertum“ im Deutschen

Kleinbürgertumsitzt 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

Kleinbürgertum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklaɪ̯nˌbʏʁɡɐtuːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bürgerliche Gruppe der Bevölkerung mit vergleichsweise niedrigem Sozialstatus".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kleinbürgertum, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kleinbürgertum, spelled K-L-E-I-N-B-Ü-R-G-E-R-T-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    bürgerliche Gruppe der Bevölkerung mit vergleichsweise niedrigem Sozialstatus

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das tschechische Element dagegen war das aufstrebende Kleinbürgertum.“
  2. „Die Mitglieder rekrutierten sich vor allem aus dem Kleinbürgertum; daneben waren aber auch Arbeiter überraschend stark vertreten.“

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 "Kleinbürgertum"?
"Kleinbürgertum" is spelled K-L-E-I-N-B-Ü-R-G-E-R-T-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaɪ̯nˌbʏʁɡɐtuːm].
What does "Kleinbürgertum" mean?
As a noun, "Kleinbürgertum" means: bürgerliche Gruppe der Bevölkerung mit vergleichsweise niedrigem Sozialstatus
How do you pronounce "Kleinbürgertum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kleinbürgertum" is [ˈklaɪ̯nˌbʏʁɡɐtuːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kleinbürgertum" come from?
"Kleinbürgertum" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list