Kleinvieh

[ˈklaɪ̯nfiː]

/[ˈklaɪ̯nfiː]/ noun

The verdict

“Kleinvieh” is uncommon German (frequency #76,971 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,971
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine domestizierte Tiere, die als Nutztiere gehalten werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-kleinvieh · Kleinvieh · German

Kleinvieh · rank #76,971 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,971
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kleinstaaten

Nearest frequency peer: Kleinstaaten (-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 „Kleinvieh“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kleinvieh
PropertyValue
HeadwordKleinvieh
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklaɪ̯nfiː]
Letters9
Frequency rank#76,971
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kleinvieh“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kleinviehfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kleinstaaten“ (#76,970), „klitzekleine“ (#76,973), „Kleide“ (#76,968). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kleinvieh“ bei #76,971. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kleinvieh is uncommon German at frequency #76,971 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklaɪ̯nfiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine domestizierte Tiere, die als Nutztiere gehalten werden".

Kleinvieh has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 Kleinvieh, spelled K-L-E-I-N-V-I-E-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine domestizierte Tiere, die als Nutztiere gehalten werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Neben Rindern hält er auch etwas Kleinvieh, wie Kaninchen, Enten und Gänse.
  2. „Doch zu einem geringen Maße bauen sie auch Kartoffeln an und halten Kleinvieh wie Hühner und Schweine, landwirtschaftliche Techniken, die sie von ihren Nachbarn, den Aymará übernommen haben“.

Antonyms

GroßviehMittelvieh

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 "Kleinvieh"?
"Kleinvieh" is spelled K-L-E-I-N-V-I-E-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaɪ̯nfiː].
What does "Kleinvieh" mean?
As a noun, "Kleinvieh" means: kleine domestizierte Tiere, die als Nutztiere gehalten werden
How do you pronounce "Kleinvieh"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kleinvieh" is [ˈklaɪ̯nfiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list