# kindergarten

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n/ · frequency rank #9,775

## Definitions
1. An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school.
2. The elementary school grade before first grade.
3. The two levels between nursery and prep; the second and third years of preschool.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Kindergarten (“kindergarten”, literally “garden of children”), coined by German pedagogue Friedrich Fröbel (early 19th century).

## Common misspellings (19)
`ikndergarten`, `kidnergarten`, `kinddergarten`, `kindegrarten`, `kinderagrten`, `kindergaretn`, `kindergarrten`, `kindergartenn`, `kindergartne`, `kindergartten`, `kindergatren`, `kinderggarten`, `kindergraten`, `kinderrgarten`, `kindregarten`, `kinedrgarten`, `kinndergarten`, `kkindergarten`, `knidergarten`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kindergarten