Klippschule
German, noun/ˈklɪpˌʃuːlə/
Klippschule is spelled K-L-I-P-P-S-C-H-U-L-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 95 million words in written German, the 618,004th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Klippschule is a German feminine noun meaning “an unofficial school operated privately to teach (poor) children elementary skills” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Klippschulen waren behördlich nicht anerkannte, privat organisierte Schulen, die seit dem frühen 16.…”.
What does Klippschule mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininean unofficial school operated privately to teach (poor) children elementary skills
- 2
derogatoryfemininea bad, ineffective school
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Klippschulen waren behördlich nicht anerkannte, privat organisierte Schulen, die seit dem frühen 16. Jahrhundert zuerst in den Niederlanden, später auch in Deutschland aufkamen 2. Schule minderer Qualität
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Klippschule
- Klippschulen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Klippschule?
- /ˈklɪpˌʃuːlə/
- [ˈklɪpˌʃuːlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Klippschule in German?
Klippschule appears about once in every 95 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).