Klüngelei
[ˈklʏŋəˈlaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Klüngelei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - heimliche und unlautere Absprache bei Geschäften
Corpus desk
Index DE-klungelei · Klüngelei · German
Klüngelei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Klüngelei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklʏŋəˈlaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Klüngelei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Klüngelei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklʏŋəˈlaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "heimliche und unlautere Absprache bei Geschäften".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Klüngelei in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Klüngelei, spelled K-L-Ü-N-G-E-L-E-I.
Definition
- 1heimliche und unlautere Absprache bei Geschäften
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Klüngelei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es besteht Verdacht der Klüngelei bei der Vergabe von Aufträgen.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.