Kaffeemühle

[kaˈfeːˌmyːlə]

/[kaˈfeːˌmyːlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kaffeemühle” is uncommon German (frequency #87,904 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,904
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Haushaltsgerät, um Kaffeebohnen zu mahlen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kaffeemuhle · Kaffeemühle · German

Kaffeemühle · rank #87,904 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,904
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kalifornier

Nearest frequency peer: Kalifornier (+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 „Kaffeemühle“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kaffeemühle
PropertyValue
HeadwordKaffeemühle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈfeːˌmyːlə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#87,904
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kaffeemühle“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kaffeemühlefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kalifornier“ (#87,905), „Justizanstalt“ (#87,902), „Kaltwasser“ (#87,907). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kaffeemühle“ bei #87,904. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kaffeemühle is uncommon German at frequency #87,904 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈfeːˌmyːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Haushaltsgerät, um Kaffeebohnen zu mahlen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Kaffeemühle in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kaffeemühle, spelled K-A-F-F-E-E-M-Ü-H-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Haushaltsgerät, um Kaffeebohnen zu mahlen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zum Geburtstag habe ich exquisiten Kaffee geschenkt bekommen, allerdings in ganzen Bohnen und ich habe gar keine Kaffeemühle.
  2. Was ist das denn? Das sieht ja aus wie eine alte Kaffeemühle!

This word in other languages

coffee mill(English)molinillo(Español)moulin à café(Français)

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 "Kaffeemühle"?
"Kaffeemühle" is spelled K-A-F-F-E-E-M-Ü-H-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈfeːˌmyːlə].
What does "Kaffeemühle" mean?
As a noun, "Kaffeemühle" means: Haushaltsgerät, um Kaffeebohnen zu mahlen
How do you pronounce "Kaffeemühle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kaffeemühle" is [kaˈfeːˌmyːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kaffeemühle" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kalifornier#87,905Kampfmittel#87,908Kampfstoffe#87,909Kantenlänge#87,911

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list