Klette
German, noun/ˈklɛtə/
Klette is spelled K-L-E-T-T-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 82,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Klette is a German feminine noun meaning “burdock” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Korbblütengewächs, dessen Blütenköpfe stark an Haaren und Textilien haften bleiben”.
What does Klette mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineburdock
- 2
femininea bur (a seed pod with sharp features that stick in fur or clothing)
- 3
femininea clingy person
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Korbblütengewächs, dessen Blütenköpfe stark an Haaren und Textilien haften bleiben 2. die abgeblühten Blütenstände des Korbblütengewächs, das der Pflanze zur Verbreitung dient 3. sehr anhängliche Person
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Klette
- Kletten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Klette?
- /ˈklɛtə/
- [ˈklɛtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Klette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Klette in German?
Klette appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).