Küchentuch
[ˈkʏçn̩ˌtuːx]
The verdict
“Küchentuch” 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 May 6, 2026) - Tuch für Küchenarbeiten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Küchentuch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʏçn̩ˌtuːx] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Küchentuch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Küchentuch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʏçn̩ˌtuːx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tuch für Küchenarbeiten".
Küchentuch has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Küchentuch, spelled K-Ü-C-H-E-N-T-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1Tuch für Küchenarbeiten
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.
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Using “Küchentuch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-Ü-C-H-E-N-T-U-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkʏçn̩ˌtuːx] (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
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.