Dampfmühle

[ˈdamp͡fˌmyːlə]

/[ˈdamp͡fˌmyːlə]/ noun

The verdict

“Dampfmühle” 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) - durch Dampfkraft angetriebene Mühle

Corpus desk

Index DE-dampfmuhle · Dampfmühle · German

Dampfmühle · 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.

Key facts for Dampfmühle
PropertyValue
HeadwordDampfmühle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdamp͡fˌmyːlə]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dampfmühle“ im Deutschen

Dampfmühlesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dampfmühle is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdamp͡fˌmyːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch Dampfkraft angetriebene Mühle".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Dampfmühle, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Dampfmühle, spelled D-A-M-P-F-M-Ü-H-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Dampfkraft angetriebene Mühle

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Wittenburg, Stadt in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Kreis Mecklenburg, an der preuß. Staatsbahnlinie Hagenow-Oldesloe, hat eine evang. Kirche, Amtsgericht, Maschinen-, Holzpantoffel- und Faßdaubenfabrikation, Ziegeleien, Holzsägerei, eine Dampfmühle und (1905) 3277 Einw.“

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dampfmühle"?
"Dampfmühle" is spelled D-A-M-P-F-M-Ü-H-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdamp͡fˌmyːlə].
What does "Dampfmühle" mean?
As a noun, "Dampfmühle" means: durch Dampfkraft angetriebene Mühle
How do you pronounce "Dampfmühle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dampfmühle" is [ˈdamp͡fˌmyːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dampfmühle" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list