klettern
\ˈklɛtɐn\
The verdict
“klettern” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grimper, escalader.
Corpus desk
Index FR-klettern · klettern · French
klettern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | klettern |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈklɛtɐn\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « klettern » en français
Rare enough to double-check
klettern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈklɛtɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for klettern, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is klettern, spelled K-L-E-T-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Grimper, escalader.
- 2Monter (température, prix).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how klettern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er kletterte die Felswand hoch.
Sie kletterten auf den Felsen.
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.