Herdplatte
[ˈheːɐ̯tˌplatə]
The verdict
“Herdplatte” is uncommon German (frequency #57,091 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,091
- frequency rank, German
- 3,372
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich erhitzende Platte auf einem Herd, auf die das Kochgeschirr gestellt wird; mehrere Herdplatten bilden ein Kochfeld
Corpus desk
Index DE-herdplatte · Herdplatte · German
Herdplatte · rank #57,091 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,091
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,372
- PHOTO-FINISH Hersbruck
Nearest frequency peer: Hersbruck (+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 „Herdplatte“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- helleren
helleren
42,913 corpus weight
- helllichten
helllichten
42,912 corpus weight
- Herdplatte
Herdplatte
42,910 corpus weight
- Hersbruck
Hersbruck
42,909 corpus weight
- hervorgegan…
hervorgegangenen
42,908 corpus weight
- heteros
heteros
42,907 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Herdplatte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Herdplatte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈheːɐ̯tˌplatə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #57,091 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Herdplatte“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Herdplatte is uncommon German at frequency #57,091 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈheːɐ̯tˌplatə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich erhitzende Platte auf einem Herd, auf die das Kochgeschirr gestellt wird; mehrere Herdplatten bilden ein Kochfeld".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Herdplatte, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Herdplatte, spelled H-E-R-D-P-L-A-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1sich erhitzende Platte auf einem Herd, auf die das Kochgeschirr gestellt wird; mehrere Herdplatten bilden ein Kochfeld
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Herdplatte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe mir die Finger verbrannt, als ich auf die heiße Herdplatte gefasst habe.
„Die Herdplatten sollen noch warm gewesen sein, als Napoleon ins Erzbischöfliche Palais einzog.“
Synonyms
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.
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