Kleinfamilie
[ˈklaɪ̯nfaˌmiːli̯ə]
The verdict
“Kleinfamilie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gemeinschaft aus Eltern und wenigen Kindern
Corpus desk
Index DE-kleinfamilie · Kleinfamilie · German
Kleinfamilie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Kleinfamilie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklaɪ̯nfaˌmiːli̯ə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kleinfamilie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kleinfamilie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklaɪ̯nfaˌmiːli̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gemeinschaft aus Eltern und wenigen Kindern".
Kleinfamilie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kleinfamilie, spelled K-L-E-I-N-F-A-M-I-L-I-E.
Definition
- 1Gemeinschaft aus Eltern und wenigen Kindern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kleinfamilie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine Kernfamilie bestehend aus den Eltern und 12 Kindern ist keine Kleinfamilie.
Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg entwickelte sich die Form der Kleinfamilie mit höchstens drei Kindern zum Idealtyp einer gesellschaftlichen Lebensgemeinschaft.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.