Kleinstädte

[ˈklaɪ̯nˌʃtɛtə]

/[ˈklaɪ̯nˌʃtɛtə]/ noun

The verdict

“Kleinstädte” is uncommon German (frequency #64,425 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,425
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kleinstadt

Corpus desk

Index DE-kleinstadte · Kleinstädte · German

Kleinstädte · rank #64,425 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,425
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kinderheilkun…

Nearest frequency peer: Kinderheilkunde (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kleinstädte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kleinstädte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kleinstädte
PropertyValue
HeadwordKleinstädte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklaɪ̯nˌʃtɛtə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#64,425
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kleinstädte“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kleinstädtefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kinderheilkunde“ (#64,424), „Klinker“ (#64,426), „Kinderfilm“ (#64,423). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kleinstädte“ bei #64,425. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kleinstädte is uncommon German at frequency #64,425 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklaɪ̯nˌʃtɛtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Kleinstädte has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Kleinstädte, spelled K-L-E-I-N-S-T-Ä-D-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kleinstadt
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kleinstadt
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Kleinstädte"?
"Kleinstädte" is spelled K-L-E-I-N-S-T-Ä-D-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaɪ̯nˌʃtɛtə].
What does "Kleinstädte" mean?
As a noun, "Kleinstädte" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kleinstadt
How do you pronounce "Kleinstädte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kleinstädte" is [ˈklaɪ̯nˌʃtɛtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kleinstädte" come from?
"Kleinstädte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list