Kleinstadt
[ˈklaɪ̯nˌʃtat]
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
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - im deutschsprachigen Raum Bezeichnung für eine Stadt mit 5.000 bis 20.000 Einwohnern
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kleinstadt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklaɪ̯nˌʃtat] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #9,748 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kleinstadt” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around Kleinstadt (IPA [ˈklaɪ̯nˌʃtat]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,748 among 55,078 “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
- 1im deutschsprachigen Raum Bezeichnung für eine Stadt mit 5.000 bis 20.000 Einwohnern
This word in other languages
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.
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
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Using “Kleinstadt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-L-E-I-N-S-T-A-D-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈklaɪ̯nˌʃtat] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Kreisstadt” - see the side-by-side comparison. Kleinstadt vs Kreisstadt
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.