kleinreden
German, verb[ˈklaɪ̯nˌʁeːdn̩]
kleinreden is spelled K-L-E-I-N-R-E-D-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 115,169th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kleinreden is a German verb meaning “to downplay, belittle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas herunterspielen, von seiner eigentlichen Bedeutung herabsetzen und damit unbedeutend machen”.
What does kleinreden mean in English?
verb
- 1
to downplay, belittle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas herunterspielen, von seiner eigentlichen Bedeutung herabsetzen und damit unbedeutend machen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of kleinreden
- redet klein present singular third-person
- redete klein past
- kleingeredet participle past
- haben auxiliary
- kleinredend participle present
- kleinzureden infinitive infinitive-zu
- rede klein first-person indicative present
- reden klein first-person indicative plural
- redest klein indicative present second-person
- redeten klein first-person indicative plural
- redetest klein indicative preterite second-person
- redetet klein indicative plural preterite
- rede klein! imperative singular
- redet klein! imperative plural
- kleingeredet haben active infinitive perfect
- kleingeredet werden processual-passive infinitive present
- kleingeredet worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
- kleingeredet sein statal-passive infinitive present
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce kleinreden?
- [ˈklaɪ̯nˌʁeːdn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to kleinreden
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is kleinreden in German?
kleinreden appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).