Kaminkehrer
[kaˈmiːnˌkeːʁɐ]
The verdict
“Kaminkehrer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die beruflich Schornsteine und Ähnliches reinigt
Corpus desk
Index DE-kaminkehrer · Kaminkehrer · German
Kaminkehrer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | Kaminkehrer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈmiːnˌkeːʁɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kaminkehrer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kaminkehrer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈmiːnˌkeːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die beruflich Schornsteine und Ähnliches reinigt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Kaminkehrer in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kaminkehrer, spelled K-A-M-I-N-K-E-H-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die beruflich Schornsteine und Ähnliches reinigt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kaminkehrer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Da klettert höchstens alle halbe Jahr mal der Kaminkehrer hinauf, und der kann sich dann am Anblick von abgestelltem Gerümpel und ein paar verstaubten Koffern delektieren.“
Synonyms
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.