Kleinigkeit

[ˈklaɪ̯nɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈklaɪ̯nɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Kleinigkeit” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,518. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,518
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - winzige oder unbedeutende Sache

Corpus desk

Index DE-kleinigkeit · Kleinigkeit · German

Kleinigkeit · rank #12,518 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,518
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kerze

Nearest frequency peer: Kerze (-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 „Kleinigkeit“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kleinigkeit“ 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).

Kleinigkeit vs Kleinigkeiten
85% similar

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

Key facts for Kleinigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordKleinigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklaɪ̯nɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,518
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kleinigkeit“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kleinigkeitliegt 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: „Kerze“ (#12,517), „klingeln“ (#12,519), „Judentum“ (#12,516). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kleinigkeit“ bei #12,518. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Kleinigkeit (IPA [ˈklaɪ̯nɪçkaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,518 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "winzige oder unbedeutende Sache".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kleinigkeit, with forms such as "kelinigkeit", "kkleinigkeit", and "kleiingkeit". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Kleinigkeiten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Kleinigkeit, spelled K-L-E-I-N-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    winzige oder unbedeutende Sache

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Um die Kleinigkeiten kümmern wir uns später.
  2. „Und dieser feige Verräter spuckte sofort alles aus, was er wußte, ohne die geringste Kleinigkeit auszulassen.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kelinigkeit
  • kkleinigkeit
  • kleiingkeit
  • kleingikeit
  • kleinigekit
  • kleiniggkeit
  • kleinigkeitt
  • kleinigketi
  • kleinigkiet
  • kleinigkkeit
  • kleinikgeit
  • kleinnigkeit
  • kleniigkeit
  • klienigkeit
  • klienigkiet
  • klleinigkeit
  • lkeinigkeit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kleinigkeit - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kelinigkeit2kkleinigkeit1kleiingkeit2kleingikeit2kleinigekit2kleiniggkeit1kleinigkeitt1kleinigketi2
Edit distance from "Kleinigkeit"

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 "Kleinigkeit"?
"Kleinigkeit" is spelled K-L-E-I-N-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaɪ̯nɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Kleinigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Kleinigkeit" means: winzige oder unbedeutende Sache
What words are commonly confused with "Kleinigkeit"?
"Kleinigkeit" is commonly confused with "Kleinigkeiten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kleinigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kleinigkeit" is [ˈklaɪ̯nɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kleinigkeit" come from?
"Kleinigkeit" 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 "Kleinigkeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list