Kämmerlein

[ˈkɛmɐlaɪ̯n]

/[ˈkɛmɐlaɪ̯n]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kämmerlein” is uncommon German (frequency #67,421 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,421
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Kammer

Corpus desk

Index DE-kammerlein · Kämmerlein · German

Kämmerlein · rank #67,421 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,421
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kältesten

Nearest frequency peer: kältesten (-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 „Kämmerlein“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kämmerlein
PropertyValue
HeadwordKämmerlein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɛmɐlaɪ̯n]
Letters10
Frequency rank#67,421
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kämmerlein“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kämmerleinfällt 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: „kältesten“ (#67,420), „kurvige“ (#67,419), „Kurieren“ (#67,417). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kämmerlein“ bei #67,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kämmerlein is uncommon German at frequency #67,421 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛmɐlaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine Kammer".

Kämmerlein has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kämmerlein, spelled K-Ä-M-M-E-R-L-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine Kammer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie wurden von einzelnen Autoren in ihrem entlegenen Kämmerlein im Kloster erfunden, wo sie über die Einnis und die Dreinis Gottes grübelten.“
  2. „Neben dem Fernseher stand in kleiner Sekretär, an den er sich setzte, doch irgendwie kam er sich in diesem Kämmerlein zu einsam vor, daher ging er runter in die Hotellobby.“

Synonyms

KämmerchenStübchenZimmerchen

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 "Kämmerlein"?
"Kämmerlein" is spelled K-Ä-M-M-E-R-L-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɛmɐlaɪ̯n].
What does "Kämmerlein" mean?
As a noun, "Kämmerlein" means: kleine Kammer
How do you pronounce "Kämmerlein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kämmerlein" is [ˈkɛmɐlaɪ̯n]. 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 "Kämmerlein", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

köstlicher#67,426Kupplungen#67,416kürzlichen#67,429Lagerräume#67,432

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list