Klima

[ˈkliːma]

/[ˈkliːma]/ noun

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The verdict

“Klima” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,978. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,978
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durchschnittlicher Gesamtzustand aus Sonneneinstrahlung, Temperatur, Luftfeuchtigkeit, Wind und Bewölkung in einer Landschaft innerhalb größerer Zeitabschnitte

Corpus desk

Index DE-klima · Klima · German

Klima · rank #2,978 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,978
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH klappt

Nearest frequency peer: klappt (-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 „Klima“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Klima“ 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).

Klima vs Krim
60% similar
Klima vs Koma
60% similar
Klima vs Krimi
60% similar

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

Key facts for Klima
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlima
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkliːma]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,978
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Klima“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Klimaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „klappt“ (#2,977), „Klinik“ (#2,979), „Kapitel“ (#2,976). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Klima“ bei #2,978. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Klima (IPA [ˈkliːma]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,978 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Klima, with forms such as "kilma", "kklima", and "kliam". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Krim", "Koma", "Krimi", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Klima, spelled K-L-I-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    durchschnittlicher Gesamtzustand aus Sonneneinstrahlung, Temperatur, Luftfeuchtigkeit, Wind und Bewölkung in einer Landschaft innerhalb größerer Zeitabschnitte
  2. 2
    Art des Verhältnisses von Personen untereinander in einer Gruppe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Klima ist nächst der Bodenart wichtigster Umweltfaktor für alle Organismen.
  2. „In den Wüsten gibt es nur wenig Leben, vor allem dort nicht, wo weniger als 5 cm Regen pro Jahr fallen. Weiter nördlich und südlich, in den gemäßigten Zonen, ist das Klima viel feuchter.“

Synonyms

WitterungWetterlageAtmosphäreStimmungVerhältnis

This word in other languages

climate(English)clima(Español)climat(Français)clima(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kilma
  • kklima
  • kliam
  • klimma
  • kllima
  • klmia
  • lkima

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kilma2kklima1kliam2klimma1kllima1klmia2lkima2
Edit distance from "Klima"

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 "Klima"?
"Klima" is spelled K-L-I-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkliːma].
What does "Klima" mean?
As a noun, "Klima" means: durchschnittlicher Gesamtzustand aus Sonneneinstrahlung, Temperatur, Luftfeuchtigkeit, Wind und Bewölkung in einer Landschaft innerhalb größerer Zeitabschnitte
What words are commonly confused with "Klima"?
"Klima" is commonly confused with "Krim", "Koma", "Krimi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Klima"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klima" is [ˈkliːma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klima" come from?
"Klima" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Konto#2,980Kunde#2,981Motto#2,984Prinz#2,986

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Stufe7 variantsFluss7 variantsweisen7 variantsVogel7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list