Klein

\klɛ̃\

/\klɛ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“Klein” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,627. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,627
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille allemand ou néerlandais.

Corpus desk

Index FR-klein · Klein · French

Klein · rank #13,627 · 7 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,627
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH kiss

Nearest frequency peer: kiss (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Klein »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Klein » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Klein vs ken
40% similar
Klein vs kin
40% similar
Klein vs Klan
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Klein
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlein
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\klɛ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,627
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Klein »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Kleinse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « kiss » (#13,626), « larme » (#13,628), « Kansas » (#13,625). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « Klein » est au #13,627. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Klein (IPA \klɛ̃\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #13,627 among 737 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille allemand ou néerlandais.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Klein, with forms such as "kelin", "kklein", and "kleinn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "ken", "kin", "Klan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Klein, spelled K-L-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille allemand ou néerlandais.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Klein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le ministre délégué au Logement, Olivier Klein, doit se rendre à Lille, ce lundi, « pour échanger avec les experts et les secours ».
  2. Une de nos premières commandes était pour Calvin Klein, avec 15 000 biscuits.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kelin
  • kklein
  • kleinn
  • kleni
  • klien
  • kllein
  • lkein

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Klein - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

kelin2kklein1kleinn1kleni2klien2kllein1lkein2
Edit distance from "Klein"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Klein"?
"Klein" is spelled K-L-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \klɛ̃\.
What does "Klein" mean?
As a proper noun, "Klein" means: Nom de famille allemand ou néerlandais.
What words are commonly confused with "Klein"?
"Klein" is commonly confused with "ken", "kin", "Klan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Klein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klein" is \klɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klein" come from?
"Klein" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Klein", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

larme#13,628meute#13,633nains#13,642haram#13,611

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

nœuds7 variantsgérée7 variantspizzas7 variantssalée7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list