Kleingarten

[ˈklaɪ̯nˌɡaʁtn̩]

/[ˈklaɪ̯nˌɡaʁtn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kleingarten” is uncommon German (frequency #73,693 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,693
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vergleichsweise kleiner Garten, der nicht direkt bei der Wohnung/dem Haus liegt

Corpus desk

Index DE-kleingarten · Kleingarten · German

Kleingarten · rank #73,693 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,693
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Klaviatur

Nearest frequency peer: Klaviatur (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kleingarten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kleingarten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kleingarten
PropertyValue
HeadwordKleingarten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklaɪ̯nˌɡaʁtn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#73,693
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kleingarten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kleingartenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Klaviatur“ (#73,692), „Klettgau“ (#73,694), „Klappstuhl“ (#73,691). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kleingarten“ bei #73,693. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kleingarten is uncommon German at frequency #73,693 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklaɪ̯nˌɡaʁtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vergleichsweise kleiner Garten, der nicht direkt bei der Wohnung/dem Haus liegt".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kleingarten, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kleingarten, spelled K-L-E-I-N-G-A-R-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    vergleichsweise kleiner Garten, der nicht direkt bei der Wohnung/dem Haus liegt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kleingarten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Einem Hobbygärtner waren zwei Dinge aufgefallen, die sich in seinem Kleingarten verändert hatten.“
  2. „Im Februar 1916 kam eine Zentralstelle für den Gemüseanbau in Kleingärten hinzu - ein weiteres Feld, das dringend der Regelung bedurfte.“

Synonyms

Schrebergarten

Antonyms

Hausgarten

This word in other languages

jardin ouvrier(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kleingarten"?
"Kleingarten" is spelled K-L-E-I-N-G-A-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaɪ̯nˌɡaʁtn̩].
What does "Kleingarten" mean?
As a noun, "Kleingarten" means: vergleichsweise kleiner Garten, der nicht direkt bei der Wohnung/dem Haus liegt
How do you pronounce "Kleingarten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kleingarten" is [ˈklaɪ̯nˌɡaʁtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kleingarten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kleingarten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list