Klingelschild
[ˈklɪŋl̩ˌʃɪlt]
The verdict
“Klingelschild” is uncommon German (frequency #80,567 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,567
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - am Eingang zu einem Gebäude/Grundstück angebrachtes Schild, auf dem sich der Name der Person/der Firma sowie der Taster (Klingelknopf) befindet
Corpus desk
Index DE-klingelschild · Klingelschild · German
Klingelschild · rank #80,567 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,567
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 55,078
- PHOTO-FINISH Klettverschlu…
Nearest frequency peer: Klettverschluss (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Klingelschild”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kinnlade
Kinnlade
19,437 corpus weight
- Kinofilmen
Kinofilmen
19,436 corpus weight
- Klettversch…
Klettverschluss
19,435 corpus weight
- Klingelschi…
Klingelschild
19,434 corpus weight
- klingender
klingender
19,433 corpus weight
- Knäckebrot
Knäckebrot
19,431 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Klingelschild” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Klingelschild |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklɪŋl̩ˌʃɪlt] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #80,567 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Klingelschild” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Klingelschild is uncommon German at frequency #80,567 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklɪŋl̩ˌʃɪlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "am Eingang zu einem Gebäude/Grundstück angebrachtes Schild, auf dem sich der Name der Person/der Firma sowie der Taster (Klingelknopf) befindet".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Klingelschild, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Klingelschild, spelled K-L-I-N-G-E-L-S-C-H-I-L-D.
Definition
- 1am Eingang zu einem Gebäude/Grundstück angebrachtes Schild, auf dem sich der Name der Person/der Firma sowie der Taster (Klingelknopf) befindet
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Klingelschild", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.