Klient

[kliˈɛnt]

/[kliˈɛnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Klient” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,870. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,870
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die von einer anderen betreut/vertreten wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-klient · Klient · German

Klient · rank #35,870 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,870
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kiwi

Nearest frequency peer: Kiwi (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Klient“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Klient“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Klient vs Knien
67% similar
Klient vs kling
50% similar
Klient vs kniet
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Klient
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlient
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kliˈɛnt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,870
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Klient“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Klientliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kiwi“ (#35,869), „klopf“ (#35,871), „Kerlen“ (#35,868). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Klient“ bei #35,870. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Klient (IPA [kliˈɛnt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,870 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, die von einer anderen betreut/vertreten wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Klient, with forms such as "kilent", "kklient", and "kleint". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Knien", "kling", "kniet", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Klient, spelled K-L-I-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die von einer anderen betreut/vertreten wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Bessere Auskunft über Kohners Leben als die Liste der gegenwärtigen Klienten gibt jedoch sein Büro.“
  2. „Der Einzelne konnte Patron mehrerer Klienten oder Klient mehrerer Patrone sein.“

This word in other languages

client(English)client(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kilent
  • kklient
  • kleint
  • kliennt
  • klientt
  • klietn
  • klinet
  • kllient
  • lkient

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Klient - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kilent2kklient1kleint2kliennt1klientt1klietn2klinet2kllient1
Edit distance from "Klient"

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 "Klient"?
"Klient" is spelled K-L-I-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kliˈɛnt].
What does "Klient" mean?
As a noun, "Klient" means: Person, die von einer anderen betreut/vertreten wird
What words are commonly confused with "Klient"?
"Klient" is commonly confused with "Knien", "kling", "kniet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Klient"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klient" is [kliˈɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klient" come from?
"Klient" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kerlen#35,868Karina#35,862Heinze#35,829Harder#35,824

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Ideales9 variantsgiants9 variantsnuggets9 variantsGeräts9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list