Kleingeist
[ˈklaɪ̯nˌɡaɪ̯st]
The verdict
“Kleingeist” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die sehr engstirnig oder geistig beschränkt ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-kleingeist · Kleingeist · German
Kleingeist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Kleingeist |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklaɪ̯nˌɡaɪ̯st] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kleingeist“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kleingeist is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklaɪ̯nˌɡaɪ̯st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die sehr engstirnig oder geistig beschränkt ist".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kleingeist, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kleingeist, spelled K-L-E-I-N-G-E-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1Person, die sehr engstirnig oder geistig beschränkt ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kleingeist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zwei oder drei Kleingeister, immer noch berauscht von bissiger Lektüre, wandten sich heftig gegen den »lausigen Betrüger«.“
Nicht jeder Unsinn, den irgendwelche Kleingeister in irgendwelchen Kleinstädten von sich geben muss in der Öffentlichkeit kommentiert, reflektiert, beurteilt werden.
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.