Kleinstadt

[ˈklaɪ̯nˌʃtat]

/[ˈklaɪ̯nˌʃtat]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kleinstadt” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,748. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,748
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im deutschsprachigen Raum Bezeichnung für eine Stadt mit 5.000 bis 20.000 Einwohnern

Corpus desk

Index DE-kleinstadt · Kleinstadt · German

Kleinstadt · rank #9,748 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,748
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kleinanzeigen

Nearest frequency peer: Kleinanzeigen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kleinstadt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kleinstadt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kleinstadt vs Kreisstadt
80% similar
Kleinstadt vs Kernstadt
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kleinstadt
PropertyValue
HeadwordKleinstadt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklaɪ̯nˌʃtat]
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,748
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kleinstadt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kleinstadtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kleinanzeigen“ (#9,747), „Kneipe“ (#9,749), „kirchliche“ (#9,746). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kleinstadt“ bei #9,748. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Kleinstadt (IPA [ˈklaɪ̯nˌʃtat]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,748 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "im deutschsprachigen Raum Bezeichnung für eine Stadt mit 5.000 bis 20.000 Einwohnern".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kleinstadt, with forms such as "kelinstadt", "kkleinstadt", and "kleinnstadt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Kreisstadt", "Kernstadt", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kleinstadt, spelled K-L-E-I-N-S-T-A-D-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    im deutschsprachigen Raum Bezeichnung für eine Stadt mit 5.000 bis 20.000 Einwohnern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kleinstadt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Leben in einer Kleinstadt hat Vor- und Nachteile.
  2. „Außer Worbis gibt es nur noch wenige andere Orte in Thüringen, die noch heute jene Spitzwegsche Gelassenheit ausstrahlen, wie sie einst den Alltag der meisten deutschen Kleinstädte prägte.“

Antonyms

GroßstadtLandstadtMillionenstadtMittelstadtWeltstadt

This word in other languages

town(English)bourgade(Français)vila(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kelinstadt
  • kkleinstadt
  • kleinnstadt
  • kleinsatdt
  • kleinsstadt
  • kleinstaddt
  • kleinstadtt
  • kleinstatd
  • kleinstdat
  • kleinsttadt
  • kleintsadt
  • kleisntadt
  • klenistadt
  • klienstadt
  • klleinstadt
  • lkeinstadt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kleinstadt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kelinstadt2kkleinstadt1kleinnstadt1kleinsatdt2kleinsstadt1kleinstaddt1kleinstadtt1kleinstatd2
Edit distance from "Kleinstadt"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kleinstadt"?
"Kleinstadt" is spelled K-L-E-I-N-S-T-A-D-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaɪ̯nˌʃtat].
What does "Kleinstadt" mean?
As a noun, "Kleinstadt" means: im deutschsprachigen Raum Bezeichnung für eine Stadt mit 5.000 bis 20.000 Einwohnern
What words are commonly confused with "Kleinstadt"?
"Kleinstadt" is commonly confused with "Kreisstadt", "Kernstadt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kleinstadt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kleinstadt" is [ˈklaɪ̯nˌʃtat]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kleinstadt" come from?
"Kleinstadt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kleinstadt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kirchliche#9,746Kollektion#9,750Kopenhagen#9,751Kunstwerke#9,759

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

kritisierte16 variantsLebensweise16 variantsgewünschte16 variantsGefährdung16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list