Kleid
\klaɪt\
The verdict
“Kleid” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - au pluriel uniquement Vêtement, habit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-kleid · Kleid · French
Kleid · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | Kleid |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \klaɪt\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Kleid is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \klaɪt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Kleid in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Kleid, spelled K-L-E-I-D.
Definition
- 1au pluriel uniquement Vêtement, habit.
- 2Robe.
- 3Costume.
- 4Habit, manteau, ce qui couvre quelque chose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kleid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ihr erster Winter in Moskau war der bitterste des Jahrzehnts; selbst wenn sie alle Kleider, die sie besaßen, übereinander zogen, froren sie die ganze Zeit, so wie sie auch die ganze Zeit Hunger hatten.
Sie war eine korpulente Dame mit dicken, weißen Locken über den Ohren, einem schwarz und hellgrau gestreiften Kleide ohne Schmuck, das Einfachheit und Bescheidenheit verriet, und mit noch immer schönen und weißen Händen, in denen sie einen kleinen, sammetnen Pompadour auf dem Schoße hielt.
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.