Klitikon
[ˈkliːtikɔn]
The verdict
“Klitikon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wort oder Morphem, das eng an ein benachbartes Wort angelehnt ist und oft einen Teil seiner Laut- oder Schriftform verloren hat; (mehr s. Stützwort)
Corpus desk
Index DE-klitikon · Klitikon · German
Klitikon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Klitikon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkliːtikɔn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Klitikon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Klitikon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkliːtikɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wort oder Morphem, das eng an ein benachbartes Wort angelehnt ist und oft einen Teil seiner Laut- oder Schriftform verloren hat; (mehr s. Stützwort)".
Klitikon doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Klitikon, spelled K-L-I-T-I-K-O-N.
Definition
- 1Wort oder Morphem, das eng an ein benachbartes Wort angelehnt ist und oft einen Teil seiner Laut- oder Schriftform verloren hat; (mehr s. Stützwort)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Klitikon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In dem Satz "Wie geht's?" ist das "s" ein Klitikon; es ist unbetont und hat seinen Vokal verloren. In diesem Fall ist das Klitikon an das vorhergehende Wort angehängt und daher ein Enklitikon.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.