Dachkännel
[ˈdaxˌkɛnl̩]
The verdict
“Dachkännel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hölzerne oder metallene Wasserrinne am Dach
Corpus desk
Index DE-dachkannel · Dachkännel · German
Dachkännel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | Dachkännel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdaxˌkɛnl̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dachkännel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dachkännel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdaxˌkɛnl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "hölzerne oder metallene Wasserrinne am Dach".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Dachkännel, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Dachkännel, spelled D-A-C-H-K-Ä-N-N-E-L.
Definition
- 1hölzerne oder metallene Wasserrinne am Dach
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Dachkännel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Dachkännel läuft schon wieder über.
Synonyms
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.