Kittchen
[ˈkɪtçən]
The verdict
“Kittchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gebäude oder Anlage, in dem Personen, die vom Gericht zu einer unbedingten Haftstrafe verurteilt wurden, unter Verschluss gehalten werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-kittchen · Kittchen · German
Kittchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Kittchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɪtçən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kittchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kittchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɪtçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gebäude oder Anlage, in dem Personen, die vom Gericht zu einer unbedingten Haftstrafe verurteilt wurden, unter Verschluss gehalten werden".
Kittchen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kittchen, spelled K-I-T-T-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Gebäude oder Anlage, in dem Personen, die vom Gericht zu einer unbedingten Haftstrafe verurteilt wurden, unter Verschluss gehalten werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kittchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Leicht hätte ihm somit passieren können, was einst Sofia Loren widerfuhr. Sie war auf dem römischen Flughafen verhaftet worden und saß dann einen Monat im Kittchen.
In meinen Kindheitsträumen besaß so ein Staatsmann unendlich viel Macht, durfte also seine unartigen Eltern ins Kittchen stecken und ungeheure Mengen Eis verputzen.
This word in other languages
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.