Kochplatte
[ˈkɔxˌplatə]
The verdict
“Kochplatte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einzelne, meist runde Platte als Bestandteil eines Kochherds, auf der ein Topf, eine Pfanne oder Ähnliches beim Kochen erhitzt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-kochplatte · Kochplatte · German
Kochplatte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Kochplatte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɔxˌplatə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kochplatte“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kochplatte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔxˌplatə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Kochplatte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 Kochplatte, spelled K-O-C-H-P-L-A-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1einzelne, meist runde Platte als Bestandteil eines Kochherds, auf der ein Topf, eine Pfanne oder Ähnliches beim Kochen erhitzt wird
- 2kleines, tragbares Gerät mit (zumindest) einer elektrisch beheizbaren Platte zum Kochen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kochplatte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In den rund zehn Quadratmeter großen Zimmern blüht der Schimmel unter den Tapeten. Ein kleiner Herd mit zwei Kochplatten im fensterlosen Flur stellt die Küche dar.“
„Elektrische Kochplatten waren ohnedies Mangelware auf dem schwarzen Markt.“
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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.