klieg
noun
klieg is spelled K-L-I-E-G: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, klieg means “Any of several intense arc lamps used in cinematography” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of klieg is kliegs.
How many letters and syllables are in klieg?
| Letters | 5: K-L-I-E-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is klieg?
Klieg appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 klieg?
Klieg has one syllable (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).
Forms of klieg
- kliegs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does klieg mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several intense arc lamps used in cinematography
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does klieg come from?
From John H. Kliegl and Anton T. Kliegl, the original inventors.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).