Kleingeld

[ˈklaɪ̯nˌɡɛlt]

/[ˈklaɪ̯nˌɡɛlt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kleingeld” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,624. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,624
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geldstück beziehungsweise Münzgeld von geringem Wert

Corpus desk

Index DE-kleingeld · Kleingeld · German

Kleingeld · rank #19,624 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,624
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Klee

Nearest frequency peer: Klee (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kleingeld“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kleingeld“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kleingeld vs Klingel
78% similar
Kleingeld vs klingelt
67% similar
Kleingeld vs klingeln
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kleingeld
PropertyValue
HeadwordKleingeld
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklaɪ̯nˌɡɛlt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#19,624
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kleingeld“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kleingeldliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Klee“ (#19,623), „Kleve“ (#19,625), „Kirchheim“ (#19,622). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kleingeld“ bei #19,624. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Kleingeld (IPA [ˈklaɪ̯nˌɡɛlt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,624 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Geldstück beziehungsweise Münzgeld von geringem Wert".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kleingeld, with forms such as "kelingeld", "kkleingeld", and "kleigneld". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Klingel", "klingelt", "klingeln", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kleingeld, spelled K-L-E-I-N-G-E-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geldstück beziehungsweise Münzgeld von geringem Wert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Es muss einen Extrembergsteiger schon frustrieren, wenn die Regionen, in die er vorgedrungen ist, heutzutage sogar von kletternden Hausfrauen erreicht werden - wenn sie denn genügend Kleingeld haben.“
  2. Kleingeld, das ich übrig habe, tue ich in mein Sparschwein.

Antonyms

Geldschein

This word in other languages

change(English)suelto(Español)monnaie(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kelingeld
  • kkleingeld
  • kleigneld
  • kleinegld
  • kleingedl
  • kleingeldd
  • kleingelld
  • kleinggeld
  • kleingled
  • kleinngeld
  • klenigeld
  • kliengeld
  • klleingeld
  • lkeingeld

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kleingeld - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kelingeld2kkleingeld1kleigneld2kleinegld2kleingedl2kleingeldd1kleingelld1kleinggeld1
Edit distance from "Kleingeld"

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 "Kleingeld"?
"Kleingeld" is spelled K-L-E-I-N-G-E-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaɪ̯nˌɡɛlt].
What does "Kleingeld" mean?
As a noun, "Kleingeld" means: Geldstück beziehungsweise Münzgeld von geringem Wert
What words are commonly confused with "Kleingeld"?
"Kleingeld" is commonly confused with "Klingel", "klingelt", "klingeln". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kleingeld"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kleingeld" is [ˈklaɪ̯nˌɡɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kleingeld" come from?
"Kleingeld" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kirchheim#19,622Konflikts#19,627Kristalle#19,629hölzernen#19,612

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Leitlinien14 variantsHäuptling14 variantsMarxismus14 variantshinsetzen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list