Emmentaler

[ˈɛmənˌtaːlɐ]

/[ˈɛmənˌtaːlɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Emmentaler” is uncommon German (frequency #64,226 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,226
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ursprünglich aus der Schweiz stammender Hartkäse mit charakteristischen großen Löchern und nussigem Geschmack, der heute auf der ganzen Welt produziert wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-emmentaler · Emmentaler · German

Emmentaler · rank #64,226 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,226
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH energischen

Nearest frequency peer: energischen (+2 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 „Emmentaler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Emmentaler
PropertyValue
HeadwordEmmentaler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛmənˌtaːlɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#64,226
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Emmentaler“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „energischen“ (#64,228), „Ekzem“ (#64,223), „Entnahmen“ (#64,229). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Emmentaler“ bei #64,226. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Emmentaler is uncommon German at frequency #64,226 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛmənˌtaːlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ursprünglich aus der Schweiz stammender Hartkäse mit charakteristischen großen Löchern und nussigem Geschmack, der heute auf der ganzen Welt produziert wird".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Emmentaler, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Emmentaler, spelled E-M-M-E-N-T-A-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ursprünglich aus der Schweiz stammender Hartkäse mit charakteristischen großen Löchern und nussigem Geschmack, der heute auf der ganzen Welt produziert wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Im Biergarten aßen wir heute ein paar dünne Scheiben Emmentaler mit reichlich Salz und Pfeffer.

Synonyms

Emmentaler Käse

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Emmentaler"?
"Emmentaler" is spelled E-M-M-E-N-T-A-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛmənˌtaːlɐ].
What does "Emmentaler" mean?
As a noun, "Emmentaler" means: ursprünglich aus der Schweiz stammender Hartkäse mit charakteristischen großen Löchern und nussigem Geschmack, der heute auf der ganzen Welt produziert wird
How do you pronounce "Emmentaler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Emmentaler" is [ˈɛmənˌtaːlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Emmentaler" come from?
"Emmentaler" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list