Klischee
German, noun/kliˈʃeː/
Klischee is spelled K-L-I-S-C-H-E-E (8 letters) and appears 3.8 times per million words in written German, the 15,068th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Klischee is a German neuter noun meaning “cliché” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “„Druckstock aus Metall oder Kunststoff für die Bildwiedergabe im Buchdruck“”.
What does Klischee mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercliché
- 2
neuterprinting plate, stereotype
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. „Druckstock aus Metall oder Kunststoff für die Bildwiedergabe im Buchdruck“ 2. Abklatsch, Imitat 3. eingefahrene Vorstellung
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 Klischee
- Klischees genitive
- Cliché alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Klischee?
- /kliˈʃeː/
- [kliˈʃeː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Klischee
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Klischee in German?
Klischee appears 3.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).