kleinmütig
[ˈklaɪ̯nˌmyːtɪç]
The verdict
“kleinmütig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mutlos, verzagt, ohne Selbstvertrauen, ohne Entschlusskraft
Corpus desk
Index DE-kleinmutig · kleinmütig · German
kleinmütig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | kleinmütig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈklaɪ̯nˌmyːtɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kleinmütig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kleinmütig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈklaɪ̯nˌmyːtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mutlos, verzagt, ohne Selbstvertrauen, ohne Entschlusskraft".
kleinmütig has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 kleinmütig, spelled K-L-E-I-N-M-Ü-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1mutlos, verzagt, ohne Selbstvertrauen, ohne Entschlusskraft
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kleinmütig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Moritz Wiggers versuchte zwar noch eine Aufhebung des Tagungsverbots zu erreichen, scheiterte aber an der kleinmütigen Haltung einiger Abgeordneter und der fehlenden Beschlussfähigkeit.“
„Der öffentlichen Beschallung entnehme ich, dass wir nicht kleinmütig werden sollen, nur wegen der einen oder anderen Bedrohung, die zwischendurch kurz aufblitzt.“
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.