kleinen Fische

[ˌklaɪ̯nən ˈfɪʃə]

/[ˌklaɪ̯nən ˈfɪʃə]/ noun

The verdict

“kleinen Fische” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural der schwachen Deklination des Substantivs kleiner Fisch

Key facts for kleinen Fische
PropertyValue
Headwordkleinen Fische
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌklaɪ̯nən ˈfɪʃə]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kleinen Fische” sits in German frequency

kleinen Fische 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for kleinen Fische is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌklaɪ̯nən ˈfɪʃə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for kleinen Fische in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is kleinen Fische, spelled K-L-E-I-N-E-N- -F-I-S-C-H-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural der schwachen Deklination des Substantivs kleiner Fisch
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural der schwachen Deklination des Substantivs kleiner Fisch
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural der schwachen Deklination des Substantivs kleiner Fisch
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural der gemischten Deklination des Substantivs kleiner Fisch
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural der gemischten Deklination des Substantivs kleiner Fisch
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Plural der gemischten Deklination des Substantivs kleiner Fisch

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kleinen Fische"?
"kleinen Fische" is spelled K-L-E-I-N-E-N- -F-I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌklaɪ̯nən ˈfɪʃə].
What does "kleinen Fische" mean?
As a noun, "kleinen Fische" means: Nominativ Plural der schwachen Deklination des Substantivs kleiner Fisch
How do you pronounce "kleinen Fische"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kleinen Fische" is [ˌklaɪ̯nən ˈfɪʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kleinen Fische" come from?
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Using “kleinen Fische”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-L-E-I-N-E-N- -F-I-S-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌklaɪ̯nən ˈfɪʃə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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

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