kleiner Finger
[ˌklaɪ̯nɐ ˈfɪŋɐ]
The verdict
“kleiner Finger” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. 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) - der fünfte, ellenseitig äußerste, an der Handkante gelegene Finger, der sich neben dem Ringfinger befindet
Corpus desk
Index DE-kleiner-finger · kleiner Finger · German
kleiner Finger · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kleiner Finger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌklaɪ̯nɐ ˈfɪŋɐ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kleiner Finger“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kleiner Finger is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌklaɪ̯nɐ ˈfɪŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der fünfte, ellenseitig äußerste, an der Handkante gelegene Finger, der sich neben dem Ringfinger befindet".
kleiner Finger has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 kleiner Finger, spelled K-L-E-I-N-E-R- -F-I-N-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1der fünfte, ellenseitig äußerste, an der Handkante gelegene Finger, der sich neben dem Ringfinger befindet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kleiner Finger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe mir gestern den kleinen Finger angestoßen, und das tut heute noch weh.
„Antoine fischte mit dem kleinen Finger eine Fliege aus seinem Wein und schnellte sie ins Gras.“
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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.