Kleingewerbe
[ˈklaɪ̯nɡəˌvɛʁbə]
The verdict
“Kleingewerbe” is uncommon German (frequency #75,860 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,860
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unternehmen mit geringem Umsatz
Corpus desk
Index DE-kleingewerbe · Kleingewerbe · German
Kleingewerbe · rank #75,860 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,860
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 55,078
- PHOTO-FINISH Kleinanzeige
Nearest frequency peer: Kleinanzeige (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Kleingewerbe”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Klassenspre…
Klassensprecher
24,144 corpus weight
- Klausen
Klausen
24,143 corpus weight
- Kleinanzeige
Kleinanzeige
24,142 corpus weight
- Kleingewerbe
Kleingewerbe
24,141 corpus weight
- klemmte
klemmte
24,139 corpus weight
- Kline
Kline
24,138 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kleingewerbe” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kleingewerbe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklaɪ̯nɡəˌvɛʁbə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #75,860 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kleingewerbe” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kleingewerbe is uncommon German at frequency #75,860 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklaɪ̯nɡəˌvɛʁbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unternehmen mit geringem Umsatz".
Zero misspellings are on record for Kleingewerbe in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kleingewerbe, spelled K-L-E-I-N-G-E-W-E-R-B-E.
Definition
- 1Unternehmen mit geringem Umsatz
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kleingewerbe", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.