Kaminofen

[kaˈmiːnˌʔoːfn̩]

/[kaˈmiːnˌʔoːfn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kaminofen” is uncommon German (frequency #85,422 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,422
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ofen (oft mit einem Sichtfenster), der (meist im Wohnraum, meist mit Holz) Wärme erzeugt

Corpus desk

Index DE-kaminofen · Kaminofen · German

Kaminofen · rank #85,422 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,422
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kampanien

Nearest frequency peer: Kampanien (+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 „Kaminofen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kaminofen
PropertyValue
HeadwordKaminofen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈmiːnˌʔoːfn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#85,422
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kaminofen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kaminofenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kampanien“ (#85,423), „Kampfflugzeugen“ (#85,424), „jungfräulichen“ (#85,418). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kaminofen“ bei #85,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kaminofen is uncommon German at frequency #85,422 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈmiːnˌʔoːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ofen (oft mit einem Sichtfenster), der (meist im Wohnraum, meist mit Holz) Wärme erzeugt".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kaminofen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kaminofen, spelled K-A-M-I-N-O-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ofen (oft mit einem Sichtfenster), der (meist im Wohnraum, meist mit Holz) Wärme erzeugt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Draußen klirrende Kälte, drinnen ein gemütliches Feuer: Kaminöfen sind gerade in der kalten Jahreszeit beliebt.“
  2. „In Deutschland existieren etwa 14 Millionen Einzelraumfeuerungsanlagen wie Kaminöfen oder Kachelöfen.“

Synonyms

CheminéeCheminéeofenSchwedenofen

This word in other languages

stove(English)

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 "Kaminofen"?
"Kaminofen" is spelled K-A-M-I-N-O-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈmiːnˌʔoːfn̩].
What does "Kaminofen" mean?
As a noun, "Kaminofen" means: Ofen (oft mit einem Sichtfenster), der (meist im Wohnraum, meist mit Holz) Wärme erzeugt
How do you pronounce "Kaminofen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kaminofen" is [kaˈmiːnˌʔoːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kaminofen" come from?
"Kaminofen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Kampanien#85,423Katharsis#85,434Kehrwoche#85,437indigener#85,394

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list