Kleinmut
[ˈklaɪ̯nˌmuːt]
The verdict
“Kleinmut” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Haltung/Handlungsweise, die von Mutlosigkeit und mangelnder Entschlusskraft geprägt ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-kleinmut · Kleinmut · German
Kleinmut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Kleinmut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklaɪ̯nˌmuːt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kleinmut“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kleinmut is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklaɪ̯nˌmuːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Haltung/Handlungsweise, die von Mutlosigkeit und mangelnder Entschlusskraft geprägt ist".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kleinmut, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kleinmut, spelled K-L-E-I-N-M-U-T.
Definition
- 1Haltung/Handlungsweise, die von Mutlosigkeit und mangelnder Entschlusskraft geprägt ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kleinmut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dein Kleinmut dich beschämt. Gibt’s was, das dich bewege? Du weißt es zwar tief drinnen, doch fehlt die Kraft zum Handeln.“
„Den verborgenen Hintergrund dieser skurrilen Rede kann man leicht erraten. »Goslar ist sich seines eigenen Wertes nicht immer voll bewusst. Kleinmut macht sich manchmal breit«.“
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.