kleines
[ˈklaɪ̯nəs]
The verdict
“kleines” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,300 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #1,300
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs klein
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kleines |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈklaɪ̯nəs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,300 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kleines” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for kleines is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈklaɪ̯nəs]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,300 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for kleines, with forms such as "kelines", "kkleines", and "kleiens". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Kreises", "Kleinod", "keine", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kleines, spelled K-L-E-I-N-E-S.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs klein
- 2Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs klein
- 3Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs klein
- 4Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs klein
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: kelines,kkleines,kleiens,kleiness,kleinnes,kleinse,klenies,klienes,klleines,lkeines
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kleines - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “kleines”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-L-E-I-N-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈklaɪ̯nəs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Kreises” - see the side-by-side comparison. kleines vs Kreises
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.