Körperwärme

[ˈkœʁpɐˌvɛʁmə]

/[ˈkœʁpɐˌvɛʁmə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Körperwärme” is uncommon German (frequency #73,722 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,722
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wärme, die durch einen menschlichen oder tierischen Körper erzeugt wird

Key facts for Körperwärme
PropertyValue
HeadwordKörperwärme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkœʁpɐˌvɛʁmə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#73,722
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Körperwärme” 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). Körperwärme 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

Körperwärme is uncommon German at frequency #73,722 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkœʁpɐˌvɛʁmə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wärme, die durch einen menschlichen oder tierischen Körper erzeugt wird".

No misspelling variants are generated for Körperwärme in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Körperwärme, spelled K-Ö-R-P-E-R-W-Ä-R-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wärme, die durch einen menschlichen oder tierischen Körper erzeugt wird

This word in other languages

body heat(English)

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 "Körperwärme"?
"Körperwärme" is spelled K-Ö-R-P-E-R-W-Ä-R-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkœʁpɐˌvɛʁmə].
What does "Körperwärme" mean?
As a noun, "Körperwärme" means: Wärme, die durch einen menschlichen oder tierischen Körper erzeugt wird
How do you pronounce "Körperwärme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Körperwärme" is [ˈkœʁpɐˌvɛʁmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Körperwärme" come from?
"Körperwärme" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Körperwärme”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-Ö-R-P-E-R-W-Ä-R-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkœʁpɐˌvɛʁmə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list