kleinkriegen
[ˈklaɪ̯nˌkʁiːɡn̩]
The verdict
“kleinkriegen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - absichtlich psychisch stark verletzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kleinkriegen · kleinkriegen · German
kleinkriegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | kleinkriegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈklaɪ̯nˌkʁiːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kleinkriegen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kleinkriegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈklaɪ̯nˌkʁiːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "absichtlich psychisch stark verletzen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kleinkriegen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kleinkriegen, spelled K-L-E-I-N-K-R-I-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1absichtlich psychisch stark verletzen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how kleinkriegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hat sich nicht kleinkriegen lassen.
This word in other languages
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.