klemme

/[ˈklɛmə]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,125

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

klemme is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klemmen Pronounced [ˈklɛmə]. Often confused with komme and Kleve.

Key facts for klemme
PropertyValue
Headwordklemme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈklɛmə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,125
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of klemme in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for klemme is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈklɛmə]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,125 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for klemme, with forms such as "kelmme", "kklemme", and "kleme". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "komme", "Kleve", "klemmt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is klemme, spelled K-L-E-M-M-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klemmen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klemmen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klemmen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klemmen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kelmme,kklemme,kleme,klemem,kllemme,klmeme,lkemme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for klemme

Misspelling Variants of "klemme"

kelmme6kklemme7kleme5klemem6kllemme7klmeme6lkemme6
Misspelling Variants of "klemme"

Frequency rank: #31,125 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "klemme"?
"klemme" is spelled K-L-E-M-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklɛmə].
What does "klemme" mean?
As a verb, "klemme" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klemmen
What words are commonly confused with "klemme"?
"klemme" is commonly confused with "komme", "Kleve", "klemmt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "klemme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "klemme" is [ˈklɛmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "klemme" come from?
"klemme" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter K in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.