Dampfbad
[ˈdamp͡fˌbaːt]
The verdict
“Dampfbad” is uncommon German (frequency #51,217 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,217
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Schwitzbad in einem Raum mit hoher Luftfeuchtigkeit
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dampfbad |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdamp͡fˌbaːt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #51,217 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dampfbad” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Dampfbad is uncommon German at frequency #51,217 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdamp͡fˌbaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Dampfbad, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with 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 German form is Dampfbad, spelled D-A-M-P-F-B-A-D.
Definition
- 1Schwitzbad in einem Raum mit hoher Luftfeuchtigkeit
- 2Räumlichkeit, in der [1] stattfindet
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Dampfbad”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-A-M-P-F-B-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdamp͡fˌbaːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.