Dampfkessel
[ˈdamp͡fˌkɛsl̩]
The verdict
“Dampfkessel” is uncommon German (frequency #72,289 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,289
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - geschlossenes beheiztes Gefäß zum Erzeugen von Wasserdampf mit hohem Druck für Heiz- und Betriebszwecke
Corpus desk
Index DE-dampfkessel · Dampfkessel · German
Dampfkessel · rank #72,289 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,289
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 45,632
- PHOTO-FINISH Dampfschiff
Nearest frequency peer: Dampfschiff (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Dampfkessel”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- costs
costs
27,716 corpus weight
- Dampfkessel
Dampfkessel
27,712 corpus weight
- Dampfschiff
Dampfschiff
27,711 corpus weight
- Dauerbetrieb
Dauerbetrieb
27,710 corpus weight
- debt
debt
27,707 corpus weight
- Deckschicht
Deckschicht
27,706 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Dampfkessel” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dampfkessel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdamp͡fˌkɛsl̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #72,289 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dampfkessel” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Dampfkessel is uncommon German at frequency #72,289 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdamp͡fˌkɛsl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "geschlossenes beheiztes Gefäß zum Erzeugen von Wasserdampf mit hohem Druck für Heiz- und Betriebszwecke".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Dampfkessel, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Dampfkessel, spelled D-A-M-P-F-K-E-S-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1geschlossenes beheiztes Gefäß zum Erzeugen von Wasserdampf mit hohem Druck für Heiz- und Betriebszwecke
This word in other languages
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dampfkessel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.