kleinschreiben
[ˈklaɪ̯nˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]
The verdict
“kleinschreiben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Wort mit kleinem Anfangsbuchstaben schreiben
Corpus desk
Index DE-kleinschreiben · kleinschreiben · German
kleinschreiben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | kleinschreiben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈklaɪ̯nˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kleinschreiben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kleinschreiben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈklaɪ̯nˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kleinschreiben, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is kleinschreiben, spelled K-L-E-I-N-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein Wort mit kleinem Anfangsbuchstaben schreiben
- 2keine große Beachtung beimessen, als unwichtig erachten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kleinschreiben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Anredepronomen „du“ wird nach der neuen Rechtschreibung außer am Satzanfang immer kleingeschrieben.
Service wird dort kleingeschrieben.
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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.