Kühlfach
[ˈkyːlˌfax]
The verdict
“Kühlfach” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Haushaltsgerät: ein Fach zur Kühlung von Lebensmitteln, ein abgetrennter Bereich im Kühlschrank
Corpus desk
Index DE-kuhlfach · Kühlfach · German
Kühlfach · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Kühlfach |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkyːlˌfax] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Kühlfach” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
Kühlfach is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkyːlˌfax]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Haushaltsgerät: ein Fach zur Kühlung von Lebensmitteln, ein abgetrennter Bereich im Kühlschrank".
Kühlfach has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kühlfach, spelled K-Ü-H-L-F-A-C-H.
Definition
- 1Haushaltsgerät: ein Fach zur Kühlung von Lebensmitteln, ein abgetrennter Bereich im Kühlschrank
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kühlfach appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es empfiehlt sich, hin und wieder das Kühlfach zu reinigen.
Im Kühlfach gibt es Wurst und Käse.
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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.
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