kleines

/[ˈklaɪ̯nəs]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,300

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

kleines is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs klein Pronounced [ˈklaɪ̯nəs]. It ranks #1,300 in German word frequency. Often confused with Kreises and Kleinod.

Key facts for kleines
PropertyValue
Headwordkleines
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈklaɪ̯nəs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,300
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of kleines in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for kleines is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for kleines, with forms such as "kelines", "kkleines", and "kleiens". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Kreises", "Kleinod", "keine", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 kleines, spelled K-L-E-I-N-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs klein
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs klein
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs klein
  4. 4
    Akkusativ 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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for kleines

Misspelling Variants of "kleines"

kelines7kkleines8kleiens7kleiness8kleinnes8kleinse7klenies7klienes7
Misspelling Variants of "kleines"

Frequency rank: #1,300 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kleines"?
"kleines" is spelled K-L-E-I-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaɪ̯nəs].
What does "kleines" mean?
As an adj, "kleines" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs klein
What words are commonly confused with "kleines"?
"kleines" is commonly confused with "Kreises", "Kleinod", "keine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kleines"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kleines" is [ˈklaɪ̯nəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kleines" come from?
"kleines" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.