kinder
/ˈkɪndɚ/adverb, noun, adjective
kinder is spelled K-I-N-D-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, kinder means “Alternative form of kinda” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in kinder?
| Letters | 6: K-I-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,589th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is kinder?
Kinder appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce kinder?
- UK /ˈkɪndə/
- US /ˈkɪndɚ/
- UK /ˈkaɪndə/
- US /ˈkaɪndɚ/
Kinder has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-kinder.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with kinder
Also written: kinda, kindergarten.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with kinder?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as kinder from its last stressed vowel (/ɪndəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of kinder
- kinders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kinder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Alternative form of kinda.
noun
- 1
Children.
But - let wifey leave him with the kinder while out shopping...
- 2
AustraliaClipping of kindergarten.
- 3
informalClipping of kindergartner.
adjective
- 1
comparative form of kind: more kind
My aunt has been kinder to me since my father died.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kinder come from?
From kind of.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).