Dampfmühle
[ˈdamp͡fˌmyːlə]
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 May 6, 2026) - durch Dampfkraft angetriebene Mühle
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dampfmühle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdamp͡fˌmyːlə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dampfmühle” sits in German frequency
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
- 1durch Dampfkraft angetriebene Mühle
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.
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Using “Dampfmühle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-A-M-P-F-M-Ü-H-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdamp͡fˌmyːlə] (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
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.