klone
[ˈkloːnə]
The verdict
“klone” is uncommon German (frequency #51,462 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,462
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klonen
Corpus desk
Index DE-klone · klone · German
klone · rank #51,462 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,462
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 55,078
- PHOTO-FINISH Klimakrise
Nearest frequency peer: Klimakrise (-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 “klone”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Klaviermusik
Klaviermusik
48,542 corpus weight
- kleinlaut
kleinlaut
48,541 corpus weight
- Klimakrise
Klimakrise
48,540 corpus weight
- klone
klone
48,539 corpus weight
- Kochbücher
Kochbücher
48,538 corpus weight
- kochendem
kochendem
48,537 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “klone” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | klone |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkloːnə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #51,462 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “klone” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
klone is uncommon German at frequency #51,462 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkloːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for klone in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is klone, spelled K-L-O-N-E.
Definition
- 11. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klonen
- 21. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klonen
- 33. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klonen
- 42. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klonen
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "klone", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 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.