Friedhofskapelle

[ˈfʁiːthoːfskaˌpɛlə]

/[ˈfʁiːthoːfskaˌpɛlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Friedhofskapelle” is uncommon German (frequency #90,277 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,277
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einfach gestaltetes kleines Gotteshaus an einem Friedhof, das für Trauerfeiern genutzt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-friedhofskapelle · Friedhofskapelle · German

Friedhofskapelle · rank #90,277 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,277
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Friedensplan

Nearest frequency peer: Friedensplan (-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 „Friedhofskapelle“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Friedhofskapelle
PropertyValue
HeadwordFriedhofskapelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁiːthoːfskaˌpɛlə]
Letters16
Frequency rank#90,277
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Friedhofskapelle“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Friedensplan“ (#90,276), „Fristverlängerung“ (#90,278), „freudestrahlend“ (#90,275). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Friedhofskapelle“ bei #90,277. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Friedhofskapelle is uncommon German at frequency #90,277 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁiːthoːfskaˌpɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Friedhofskapelle in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Friedhofskapelle, spelled F-R-I-E-D-H-O-F-S-K-A-P-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    einfach gestaltetes kleines Gotteshaus an einem Friedhof, das für Trauerfeiern genutzt wird
  2. 2
    Gebäude auf einem Friedhof, das für Bestattungszeremonien bestimmt ist, die auch nicht-religiös sein können

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In der Friedhofskapelle fand erst eine Trauerfeier statt und anschließend die feierliche Beisetzung in einem Grab.
  2. „Zur Ausrichtung der Trauerfeier werden meist Trauerhallen genutzt, die oft auf Friedhöfen gebaut wurden. Deshalb werden solche Trauerhallen auch als Friedhofskapellen bezeichnet. “

Synonyms

Trauerhalle

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 "Friedhofskapelle"?
"Friedhofskapelle" is spelled F-R-I-E-D-H-O-F-S-K-A-P-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁiːthoːfskaˌpɛlə].
What does "Friedhofskapelle" mean?
As a noun, "Friedhofskapelle" means: einfach gestaltetes kleines Gotteshaus an einem Friedhof, das für Trauerfeiern genutzt wird
How do you pronounce "Friedhofskapelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Friedhofskapelle" is [ˈfʁiːthoːfskaˌpɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Friedhofskapelle" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Friedhofskapelle", 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