kleine

Name: kleine, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\ˈklaɪ̯nə\

/\ˈklaɪ̯nə\/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“kleine” is uncommon French (frequency #69,187 among 110,375 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,187
frequency rank, French: 110,375
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de klein.

Key facts for kleine
Property	Value
Headword	kleine
Language	French
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	\ˈklaɪ̯nə\
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#69,187
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kleine” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). kleine lands here:

#69,187

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kleine is uncommon French at frequency #69,187 among 110,375 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈklaɪ̯nə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 11 senses are on record.

kleine doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is kleine, spelled K-L-E-I-N-E.

Definition

1
Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de klein.
2
Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de klein.
3
Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de klein.
4
Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison faible de klein.
5
Accusatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de klein.
6
Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de klein.
7
Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de klein.
8
Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de klein.
9
Nominatif masculin singulier de la déclinaison faible de klein.
10
Nominatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison faible de klein.
11
Nominatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de 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 "kleine"?

"kleine" is spelled K-L-E-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈklaɪ̯nə\.

What does "kleine" mean?

As an adjective, "kleine" means: Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de klein.

How do you pronounce "kleine"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kleine" is \ˈklaɪ̯nə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "kleine" come from?

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Using “kleine”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is K-L-E-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \ˈklaɪ̯nə\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.