Taufkleid
[ˈtaʊ̯fˌklaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Taufkleid” 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) - Kleidungsstück, das der Täufling bei der Taufe trägt
Corpus desk
Index DE-taufkleid · Taufkleid · German
Taufkleid · 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 "T" 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 | Taufkleid |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtaʊ̯fˌklaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Taufkleid“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Taufkleid is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaʊ̯fˌklaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kleidungsstück, das der Täufling bei der Taufe trägt".
Taufkleid has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Taufkleid, spelled T-A-U-F-K-L-E-I-D.
Definition
- 1Kleidungsstück, das der Täufling bei der Taufe trägt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Taufkleid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er trug eine Nachbildung eines 172 Jahre alten Taufkleids.“
„Der Täufling trug ein spitzenbesetztes langes Taufkleid mit blauer Mini-Schärpe, seine Mutter passend dazu ein weißes Spitzenkleid.“
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.