Lämpchen

[ˈlɛmpçən]

/[ˈlɛmpçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lämpchen” is uncommon German (frequency #58,065 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,065
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Lampe

Corpus desk

Index DE-lampchen · Lämpchen · German

Lämpchen · rank #58,065 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,065
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Luxor

Nearest frequency peer: Luxor (-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 „Lämpchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lämpchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordLämpchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlɛmpçən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,065
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lämpchen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Luxor“ (#58,064), „Lösungsvorschlag“ (#58,066), „Luv“ (#58,063). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lämpchen“ bei #58,065. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lämpchen is uncommon German at frequency #58,065 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɛmpçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine Lampe".

Lämpchen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Lämpchen, spelled L-Ä-M-P-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine Lampe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit diesem Lämpchen kann man nicht genug sehen.
  2. „Drinnen war es halbdunkel; nur vor den Heiligenbildern brannten zwei Lämpchen, und es roch angenehm nach Räucherwerk und Blumen.“

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 "Lämpchen"?
"Lämpchen" is spelled L-Ä-M-P-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛmpçən].
What does "Lämpchen" mean?
As a noun, "Lämpchen" means: kleine Lampe
How do you pronounce "Lämpchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lämpchen" is [ˈlɛmpçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lämpchen" come from?
"Lämpchen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Liebenau#58,055maverick#58,085messages#58,090konterte#58,024

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list