Kilowattstunde

[kiloˈvatˌʃtʊndə]

/[kiloˈvatˌʃtʊndə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kilowattstunde” is uncommon German (frequency #56,264 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,264
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Einheit für Arbeit und Energie, 1000 Wattstunden, entspricht also 3,6 · 10⁶ Joule; Arbeit, die erforderlich ist, um eine Masse von einer Tonne eine Stunde lang pro Sekunde um 1 m/s zu beschleu...

Corpus desk

Index DE-kilowattstunde · Kilowattstunde · German

Kilowattstunde · rank #56,264 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,264
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kirchenbau

Nearest frequency peer: Kirchenbau (+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 „Kilowattstunde“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kilowattstunde
PropertyValue
HeadwordKilowattstunde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kiloˈvatˌʃtʊndə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#56,264
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kilowattstunde“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kilowattstundefällt 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: „Kirchenbau“ (#56,265), „Kartographie“ (#56,261), „Kirchhain“ (#56,267). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kilowattstunde“ bei #56,264. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kilowattstunde is uncommon German at frequency #56,264 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kiloˈvatˌʃtʊndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Einheit für Arbeit und Energie, 1000 Wattstunden, entspricht also 3,6 · 10⁶ Joule; Arbeit, die erforderlich ist, um eine Masse von einer Tonne eine Stunde lang pro Sekunde um 1 m/s zu beschleu...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kilowattstunde, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kilowattstunde, spelled K-I-L-O-W-A-T-T-S-T-U-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Einheit für Arbeit und Energie, 1000 Wattstunden, entspricht also 3,6 · 10⁶ Joule; Arbeit, die erforderlich ist, um eine Masse von einer Tonne eine Stunde lang pro Sekunde um 1 m/s zu beschleunigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der durchschnittliche Stromverbrauch eines Haushalts liegt bei ungefähr 4.000 Kilowattstunden (kWh) im Jahr.
  2. „Es wird täglich 2,4 Mio. Kilowattstunden Strom produzieren.“

This word in other languages

kilowatt hour(English)kilowatt-heure(Français)

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 "Kilowattstunde"?
"Kilowattstunde" is spelled K-I-L-O-W-A-T-T-S-T-U-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kiloˈvatˌʃtʊndə].
What does "Kilowattstunde" mean?
As a noun, "Kilowattstunde" means: eine Einheit für Arbeit und Energie, 1000 Wattstunden, entspricht also 3,6 · 10⁶ Joule; Arbeit, die erforderlich ist, um eine Masse von einer Tonne eine Stunde lang pro Sekunde um 1 m/s zu beschleu...
How do you pronounce "Kilowattstunde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kilowattstunde" is [kiloˈvatˌʃtʊndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kilowattstunde" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list