Kartoffelsuppe

[kaʁˈtɔfl̩ˌzʊpə]

/[kaʁˈtɔfl̩ˌzʊpə]/ noun

The verdict

“Kartoffelsuppe” is uncommon German (frequency #70,442 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,442
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Eintopf oder Suppe mit Kartoffeln als wichtigstem Bestandteil sowie verschiedenen anderen Gemüsen und Kräutern

Key facts for Kartoffelsuppe
PropertyValue
HeadwordKartoffelsuppe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaʁˈtɔfl̩ˌzʊpə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#70,442
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kartoffelsuppe” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kartoffelsuppe lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kartoffelsuppe is uncommon German at frequency #70,442 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaʁˈtɔfl̩ˌzʊpə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eintopf oder Suppe mit Kartoffeln als wichtigstem Bestandteil sowie verschiedenen anderen Gemüsen und Kräutern".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kartoffelsuppe, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kartoffelsuppe, spelled K-A-R-T-O-F-F-E-L-S-U-P-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eintopf oder Suppe mit Kartoffeln als wichtigstem Bestandteil sowie verschiedenen anderen Gemüsen und Kräutern

Synonyms

Erdäpfelsuppe

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 "Kartoffelsuppe"?
"Kartoffelsuppe" is spelled K-A-R-T-O-F-F-E-L-S-U-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaʁˈtɔfl̩ˌzʊpə].
What does "Kartoffelsuppe" mean?
As a noun, "Kartoffelsuppe" means: Eintopf oder Suppe mit Kartoffeln als wichtigstem Bestandteil sowie verschiedenen anderen Gemüsen und Kräutern
How do you pronounce "Kartoffelsuppe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kartoffelsuppe" is [kaʁˈtɔfl̩ˌzʊpə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kartoffelsuppe" come from?
"Kartoffelsuppe" 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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Using “Kartoffelsuppe”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-A-R-T-O-F-F-E-L-S-U-P-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kaʁˈtɔfl̩ˌzʊpə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list