Gaslampe
[ˈɡaːsˌlampə]
The verdict
“Gaslampe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Gas betriebene Lampe
Corpus desk
Index DE-gaslampe · Gaslampe · German
Gaslampe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gaslampe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡaːsˌlampə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gaslampe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gaslampe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡaːsˌlampə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Gas betriebene Lampe".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Gaslampe in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gaslampe, spelled G-A-S-L-A-M-P-E.
Definition
- 1mit Gas betriebene Lampe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gaslampe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die erste funktionierende Gaslampe nahm 1785 in den Niederlanden Johannes Petrus Minckeleers in Betrieb.“
„Langsam bindet sie sich die Tanzschuhe auf unter der Gaslampe.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.