# Klein

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /klaɪn/ · frequency rank #11,059

## Definitions
1. A surname from German, equivalent to English Small.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Klein.

## Easily confused with
- **ken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ken-vs-klein)
- **kin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kin-vs-klein)
- **kei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kei-vs-klein)
- **keen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keen-vs-klein)
- **Klan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klan-vs-klein)
- **kern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kern-vs-klein)
- **keir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keir-vs-klein)
- **kain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kain-vs-klein)
- **Kevin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kevin-vs-klein)
- **Karin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karin-vs-klein)
- **kirin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirin-vs-klein)
- **kelvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kelvin-vs-klein)

## Common misspellings (7)
`kelin`, `kklein`, `kleinn`, `kleni`, `klien`, `kllein`, `lkein`

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