Körperfett

[ˈkœʁpɐˌfɛt]

/[ˈkœʁpɐˌfɛt]/ noun

The verdict

“Körperfett” is uncommon German (frequency #71,555 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,555
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an verschiedenen Stellen des Körpers befindliches Fettgewebe

Corpus desk

Index DE-korperfett · Körperfett · German

Körperfett · rank #71,555 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,555
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kusel

Nearest frequency peer: Kusel (-3 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 „Körperfett“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Körperfett
PropertyValue
HeadwordKörperfett
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkœʁpɐˌfɛt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#71,555
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Körperfett“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Körperfettfällt 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: „Kusel“ (#71,552), „Kürschner“ (#71,559), „Kurkuma“ (#71,550). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Körperfett“ bei #71,555. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Körperfett is uncommon German at frequency #71,555 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkœʁpɐˌfɛt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an verschiedenen Stellen des Körpers befindliches Fettgewebe".

No misspelling variants are generated for Körperfett in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Körperfett, spelled K-Ö-R-P-E-R-F-E-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    an verschiedenen Stellen des Körpers befindliches Fettgewebe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Durch ihren geringen Anteil an Körperfett und Knochenmasse bestehen Kleinkinder zu mehr als 70 Prozent aus Wasser.“
  2. „Bei einem jungen erwachsenen Mann beträgt der Wasseranteil noch etwa 60 Prozent gegenüber nur 50 Prozent bei einer jungen Frau, da der weibliche Körper typischerweise mehr Körperfett und weniger Muskelmasse als der männliche besitzt.“

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 "Körperfett"?
"Körperfett" is spelled K-Ö-R-P-E-R-F-E-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkœʁpɐˌfɛt].
What does "Körperfett" mean?
As a noun, "Körperfett" means: an verschiedenen Stellen des Körpers befindliches Fettgewebe
How do you pronounce "Körperfett"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Körperfett" is [ˈkœʁpɐˌfɛt]. 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 "Körperfett", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list