Kyffhäuser

[ˈkɪfhɔɪ̯zɐ]

/[ˈkɪfhɔɪ̯zɐ]/ name

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The verdict

“Kyffhäuser” is uncommon German (frequency #63,487 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,487
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mittelgebirge im Südosten des Harzes

Corpus desk

Index DE-kyffhauser · Kyffhäuser · German

Kyffhäuser · rank #63,487 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,487
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kurznachricht…

Nearest frequency peer: Kurznachrichtendienst (-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 „Kyffhäuser“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kyffhäuser
PropertyValue
HeadwordKyffhäuser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkɪfhɔɪ̯zɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#63,487
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kyffhäuser“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kyffhäuserfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kurznachrichtendienst“ (#63,486), „Kulturleben“ (#63,485), „Körperlichkeit“ (#63,489). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kyffhäuser“ bei #63,487. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kyffhäuser is uncommon German at frequency #63,487 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkɪfhɔɪ̯zɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mittelgebirge im Südosten des Harzes".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kyffhäuser, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Kyffhäuser, spelled K-Y-F-F-H-Ä-U-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mittelgebirge im Südosten des Harzes

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Im 25. Gründungsjahr des Reiches wurde auf dem Kyffhäuser ein riesenhaftes Denkmal eingeweiht […].“

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 "Kyffhäuser"?
"Kyffhäuser" is spelled K-Y-F-F-H-Ä-U-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɪfhɔɪ̯zɐ].
What does "Kyffhäuser" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kyffhäuser" means: Mittelgebirge im Südosten des Harzes
How do you pronounce "Kyffhäuser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kyffhäuser" is [ˈkɪfhɔɪ̯zɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kyffhäuser" come from?
"Kyffhäuser" 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 "Kyffhäuser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Ladesäulen#63,493Kollektivs#63,476kassierten#63,458karitative#63,456

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list