Dampfmaschinen

[ˈdamp͡fmaˌʃiːnən]

/[ˈdamp͡fmaˌʃiːnən]/ noun

The verdict

“Dampfmaschinen” is uncommon German (frequency #50,384 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,384
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Dampfmaschine

Corpus desk

Index DE-dampfmaschinen · Dampfmaschinen · German

Dampfmaschinen · rank #50,384 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,384
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dankes

Nearest frequency peer: Dankes (+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 „Dampfmaschinen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dampfmaschinen
PropertyValue
HeadwordDampfmaschinen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdamp͡fmaˌʃiːnən]
Letters14
Frequency rank#50,384
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dampfmaschinen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Dampfmaschinenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Dankes“ (#50,385), „dannen“ (#50,386), „database“ (#50,387). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dampfmaschinen“ bei #50,384. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dampfmaschinen is uncommon German at frequency #50,384 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdamp͡fmaˌʃiːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Dampfmaschinen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Dampfmaschinen, spelled D-A-M-P-F-M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Dampfmaschine
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Dampfmaschine
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Dampfmaschine
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Dampfmaschine

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 "Dampfmaschinen"?
"Dampfmaschinen" is spelled D-A-M-P-F-M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdamp͡fmaˌʃiːnən].
What does "Dampfmaschinen" mean?
As a noun, "Dampfmaschinen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Dampfmaschine
How do you pronounce "Dampfmaschinen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dampfmaschinen" is [ˈdamp͡fmaˌʃiːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list