Kaltmiete

[ˈkaltˌmiːtə]

/[ˈkaltˌmiːtə]/ noun

The verdict

“Kaltmiete” is uncommon German (frequency #74,751 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,751
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kosten eines gemieteten Objektes ohne die Nebenkosten

Corpus desk

Index DE-kaltmiete · Kaltmiete · German

Kaltmiete · rank #74,751 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,751
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kalbe

Nearest frequency peer: Kalbe (-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 „Kaltmiete“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kaltmiete
PropertyValue
HeadwordKaltmiete
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaltˌmiːtə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#74,751
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kaltmiete“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kaltmietefällt 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: „Kalbe“ (#74,750), „Kampfbegriff“ (#74,752), „Kadi“ (#74,749). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kaltmiete“ bei #74,751. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kaltmiete is uncommon German at frequency #74,751 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaltˌmiːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kosten eines gemieteten Objektes ohne die Nebenkosten".

Kaltmiete doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kaltmiete, spelled K-A-L-T-M-I-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kosten eines gemieteten Objektes ohne die Nebenkosten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Bundesweit zahlen die meisten Menschen monatlich im Schnitt nicht mehr als rund 30% ihres Einkommens an Kaltmiete.

Synonyms

NettomieteGrundmiete

Antonyms

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 "Kaltmiete"?
"Kaltmiete" is spelled K-A-L-T-M-I-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaltˌmiːtə].
What does "Kaltmiete" mean?
As a noun, "Kaltmiete" means: Kosten eines gemieteten Objektes ohne die Nebenkosten
How do you pronounce "Kaltmiete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kaltmiete" is [ˈkaltˌmiːtə]. 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 "Kaltmiete", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list