Klient

/[kliˈɛnt]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,870

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

Klient is aGermannoun. It means: Person, die von einer anderen betreut/vertreten wird Pronounced [kliˈɛnt]. Often confused with Knien and kling.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Klient is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kliˈɛnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,870 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Person, die von einer anderen betreut/vertreten wird".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Klient, with forms such as "kilent", "kklient", and "kleint". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Knien", "kling", "kniet", 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 Klient, spelled K-L-I-E-N-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kilent,kklient,kleint,kliennt,klientt,klietn,klinet,kllient,lkient

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Klient

Misspelling Variants of "Klient"

kilent6kklient7kleint6kliennt7klientt7klietn6klinet6kllient7
Misspelling Variants of "Klient"

Frequency rank: #35,870 in German

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.