Kleinigkeit
German, noun/ˈklaɪ̯nɪçkaɪ̯t/
Kleinigkeit is spelled K-L-E-I-N-I-G-K-E-I-T (11 letters) and appears 4.9 times per million words in written German, the 12,471st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kleinigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “bagatelle, trifle, little something, minor thing (insignificant, minor, or little thing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “winzige oder unbedeutende Sache”.
What does Kleinigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebagatelle, trifle, little something, minor thing (insignificant, minor, or little thing)
Nur Kleinigkeiten wurden verändert.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. winzige oder unbedeutende Sache
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kleinigkeit
- Kleinigkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kleinigkeit?
- /ˈklaɪ̯nɪçkaɪ̯t/
- [ˈklaɪ̯nɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [ˈklaɪ̯nɪkkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kleinigkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kleinigkeit in German?
Kleinigkeit appears 4.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).