klimpern

[ˈklɪmpɐn]

/[ˈklɪmpɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“klimpern” is uncommon German (frequency #93,151 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,151
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Musikinstrument ungenau oder unbeholfen spielen

Corpus desk

Index DE-klimpern · klimpern · German

klimpern · rank #93,151 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,151
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Klimaveränder…

Nearest frequency peer: Klimaveränderungen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „klimpern“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „klimpern“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for klimpern
PropertyValue
Headwordklimpern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈklɪmpɐn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#93,151
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „klimpern“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.klimpernfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Klimaveränderungen“ (#93,150), „klitzekleinen“ (#93,152), „Klimaschutzziele“ (#93,149). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „klimpern“ bei #93,151. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

klimpern is uncommon German at frequency #93,151 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈklɪmpɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for klimpern, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is klimpern, spelled K-L-I-M-P-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Musikinstrument ungenau oder unbeholfen spielen
  2. 2
    (mit klingelnden Gegenständen) herumspielen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er klimpert auf dem Klavier.
  2. „Am Steuerhaus klimperte jemand auf einer alten Laute.“

This word in other languages

jingle(English)tinter(Français)

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 "klimpern"?
"klimpern" is spelled K-L-I-M-P-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklɪmpɐn].
What does "klimpern" mean?
As a verb, "klimpern" means: ein Musikinstrument ungenau oder unbeholfen spielen
How do you pronounce "klimpern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "klimpern" is [ˈklɪmpɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

konvexen#93,168Kampftag#93,131Kameruns#93,129Kreuztal#93,179

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list