Klöten

[ˈkløːtn̩]

/[ˈkløːtn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Klöten” is uncommon German (frequency #95,817 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,817
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männliche Keimdrüsen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kloten · Klöten · German

Klöten · rank #95,817 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,817
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Klientelpolit…

Nearest frequency peer: Klientelpolitik (-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 “Klöten”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Klöten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Klöten
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlöten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkløːtn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#95,817
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Klöten” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Klöten lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Klöten is uncommon German at frequency #95,817 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkløːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männliche Keimdrüsen".

Klöten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Klöten, spelled K-L-Ö-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    männliche Keimdrüsen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Klöten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie trat ihm mit voller Wucht in die Klöten.
  2. „Mehr als einhundert Jahre lang waren sie im Skrotum Jüngers mit ihm durch die erschütternde Weltgeschichte geschaukelt und es bleibt eine durchweg erstaunliche Tatsache, dass seine beiden, wie man im Norddeutschen sagt, Klöten über solch einen Zeitraum ein erfolgreiches Duo bildeten.“

Synonyms

HodenEierNüsseFamilienjuwelenTestikel

This word in other languages

balls(English)cojones(Español)couilles(Français)

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 September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Klöten"?
"Klöten" is spelled K-L-Ö-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkløːtn̩].
What does "Klöten" mean?
As a noun, "Klöten" means: männliche Keimdrüsen
How do you pronounce "Klöten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klöten" is [ˈkløːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klöten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Klöten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

knüpfe#95,820Kigali#95,804Jockel#95,783Kultes#95,851

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list