kleinlaut
[ˈklaɪ̯nˌlaʊ̯t]
The verdict
“kleinlaut” is uncommon German (frequency #51,460 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,460
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plötzlich leise und zurückhaltend, mit vorübergehendem Verlust von Selbstsicherheit
Corpus desk
Index DE-kleinlaut · kleinlaut · German
kleinlaut · rank #51,460 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,460
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 55,078
- PHOTO-FINISH Klaviermusik
Nearest frequency peer: Klaviermusik (-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 “kleinlaut”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kirchenraum
Kirchenraum
48,543 corpus weight
- Klaviermusik
Klaviermusik
48,542 corpus weight
- kleinlaut
kleinlaut
48,541 corpus weight
- Klimakrise
Klimakrise
48,540 corpus weight
- klone
klone
48,539 corpus weight
- Kochbücher
Kochbücher
48,538 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “kleinlaut” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kleinlaut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈklaɪ̯nˌlaʊ̯t] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #51,460 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kleinlaut” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
kleinlaut is uncommon German at frequency #51,460 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈklaɪ̯nˌlaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plötzlich leise und zurückhaltend, mit vorübergehendem Verlust von Selbstsicherheit".
Zero misspellings are on record for kleinlaut in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kleinlaut, spelled K-L-E-I-N-L-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1plötzlich leise und zurückhaltend, mit vorübergehendem Verlust von Selbstsicherheit
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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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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 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.