Explosionsgefahr

[ɛksploˈzi̯oːnsɡəˌfaːɐ̯]

/[ɛksploˈzi̯oːnsɡəˌfaːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Explosionsgefahr” is uncommon German (frequency #75,606 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,606
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gefahr, die von einer möglichen Explosion ausgeht

Corpus desk

Index DE-explosionsgefahr · Explosionsgefahr · German

Explosionsgefahr · rank #75,606 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,606
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Exporten

Nearest frequency peer: Exporten (+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 „Explosionsgefahr“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Explosionsgefahr
PropertyValue
HeadwordExplosionsgefahr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛksploˈzi̯oːnsɡəˌfaːɐ̯]
Letters16
Frequency rank#75,606
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Explosionsgefahr“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Exporten“ (#75,607), „Exporteure“ (#75,608), „Essstörung“ (#75,603). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Explosionsgefahr“ bei #75,606. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Explosionsgefahr is uncommon German at frequency #75,606 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛksploˈzi̯oːnsɡəˌfaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gefahr, die von einer möglichen Explosion ausgeht".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Explosionsgefahr, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Explosionsgefahr, spelled E-X-P-L-O-S-I-O-N-S-G-E-F-A-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gefahr, die von einer möglichen Explosion ausgeht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wegen Explosionsgefahr darf in diesem Bereich nicht geraucht werden.
  2. „Um die Explosionsgefahr bei Benzin- und Gasolinmotoren zu verhindern, entschied sich die Germania-Werft für einen Petroleum- oder Ölmotor und sah bereits eine Anordnung der Kraftstoffbehälter im Außenschiff vor.“

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 "Explosionsgefahr"?
"Explosionsgefahr" is spelled E-X-P-L-O-S-I-O-N-S-G-E-F-A-H-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛksploˈzi̯oːnsɡəˌfaːɐ̯].
What does "Explosionsgefahr" mean?
As a noun, "Explosionsgefahr" means: Gefahr, die von einer möglichen Explosion ausgeht
How do you pronounce "Explosionsgefahr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Explosionsgefahr" is [ɛksploˈzi̯oːnsɡəˌfaːɐ̯]. 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 "Explosionsgefahr", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list