Klüngel
[ˈklʏŋl̩]
The verdict
“Klüngel” is uncommon German (frequency #85,453 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,453
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gruppe von Personen, die ein System auf Gegenseitigkeit beruhender Hilfeleistungen und Gefälligkeiten nutzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-klungel · Klüngel · German
Klüngel · rank #85,453 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,453
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Klostergarten
Nearest frequency peer: Klostergarten (-2 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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Klüngel“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Klebstoffe
Klebstoffe
14,553 corpus weight
- Kleinstwagen
Kleinstwagen
14,551 corpus weight
- Klostergart…
Klostergarten
14,550 corpus weight
- Klüngel
Klüngel
14,548 corpus weight
- Knochens
Knochens
14,546 corpus weight
- Kohlestrom
Kohlestrom
14,542 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Klüngel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Klüngel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklʏŋl̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #85,453 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Klüngel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Klüngel is uncommon German at frequency #85,453 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklʏŋl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Klüngel in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Klüngel, spelled K-L-Ü-N-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1Gruppe von Personen, die ein System auf Gegenseitigkeit beruhender Hilfeleistungen und Gefälligkeiten nutzen
- 2das Klüngeln, ein System auf Gegenseitigkeit beruhender Hilfeleistungen und Gefälligkeiten
- 3Gesamtheit der Angehörigen des weiteren Verwandten- oder Bekanntenkreises
- 4meist kleines Knäuel aus Garn oder Wolle
- 5sich von einer Hauptachse ausgehend mehrfach verzweigender Blütenstand
- 6Gesamtheit älterer Gegenstände, die nicht mehr benötigt werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Klüngel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein Neuanfang soll die Suche nach einem Landesvorsitzenden sein. Doch zeigt das Verfahren nur die Sturheit des Berliner Klüngels.“
This word in other languages
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.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).