Dampfbad

[ˈdamp͡fˌbaːt]

/[ˈdamp͡fˌbaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dampfbad” is uncommon German (frequency #51,217 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,217
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schwitzbad in einem Raum mit hoher Luftfeuchtigkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-dampfbad · Dampfbad · German

Dampfbad · rank #51,217 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,217
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dak

Nearest frequency peer: dak (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Dampfbad“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Dampfbad“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dampfbad
PropertyValue
HeadwordDampfbad
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdamp͡fˌbaːt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,217
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dampfbad“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Dampfbadfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „dak“ (#51,216), „daria“ (#51,218), „Daseinsvorsorge“ (#51,219). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dampfbad“ bei #51,217. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dampfbad is uncommon German at frequency #51,217 among 2,764 “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

  1. 1
    Schwitzbad in einem Raum mit hoher Luftfeuchtigkeit
  2. 2
    Räumlichkeit, in der [1] stattfindet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mickey the C war Anfang sechzig, wirkte aber jünger, was ich täglichen Rasuren, Maniküren, Dampfbädern und Massagen zuschrieb.“
  2. Kommst du mit ins Dampfbad?

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dampfbad"?
"Dampfbad" is spelled D-A-M-P-F-B-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdamp͡fˌbaːt].
What does "Dampfbad" mean?
As a noun, "Dampfbad" means: Schwitzbad in einem Raum mit hoher Luftfeuchtigkeit
How do you pronounce "Dampfbad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dampfbad" is [ˈdamp͡fˌbaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dampfbad" come from?
"Dampfbad" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list