Kubikzentimeter

[kuˈbiːkt͡sɛntiˌmeːtɐ]

/[kuˈbiːkt͡sɛntiˌmeːtɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kubikzentimeter” is uncommon German (frequency #74,796 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,796
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Raummaß, das dem Volumen (Rauminhalt) eines Würfels mit einem Zentimeter Kantenlänge entspricht

Corpus desk

Index DE-kubikzentimeter · Kubikzentimeter · German

Kubikzentimeter · rank #74,796 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,796
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kräftemessen

Nearest frequency peer: Kräftemessen (-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 „Kubikzentimeter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kubikzentimeter
PropertyValue
HeadwordKubikzentimeter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kuˈbiːkt͡sɛntiˌmeːtɐ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#74,796
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kubikzentimeter“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kubikzentimeterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kräftemessen“ (#74,795), „kulturpolitischen“ (#74,797), „Kriegsmaterial“ (#74,794). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kubikzentimeter“ bei #74,796. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kubikzentimeter is uncommon German at frequency #74,796 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kuˈbiːkt͡sɛntiˌmeːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Raummaß, das dem Volumen (Rauminhalt) eines Würfels mit einem Zentimeter Kantenlänge entspricht".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Kubikzentimeter in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kubikzentimeter, spelled K-U-B-I-K-Z-E-N-T-I-M-E-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Raummaß, das dem Volumen (Rauminhalt) eines Würfels mit einem Zentimeter Kantenlänge entspricht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ein Spielwürfel ist ungefähr einen Kubikzentimeter groß.

This word in other languages

centimètre cube(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 "Kubikzentimeter"?
"Kubikzentimeter" is spelled K-U-B-I-K-Z-E-N-T-I-M-E-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kuˈbiːkt͡sɛntiˌmeːtɐ].
What does "Kubikzentimeter" mean?
As a noun, "Kubikzentimeter" means: Raummaß, das dem Volumen (Rauminhalt) eines Würfels mit einem Zentimeter Kantenlänge entspricht
How do you pronounce "Kubikzentimeter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kubikzentimeter" is [kuˈbiːkt͡sɛntiˌmeːtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kubikzentimeter" come from?
"Kubikzentimeter" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list