Minibar

[ˈmɪniˌbaːɐ̯]

/[ˈmɪniˌbaːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Minibar” is uncommon German (frequency #61,743 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,743
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner Kühlschrank in Hotels oder dergleichen zur Aufbewahrung von Getränken und Snacks

Corpus desk

Index DE-minibar · Minibar · German

Minibar · rank #61,743 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,743
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mimen

Nearest frequency peer: mimen (-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 „Minibar“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Minibar
PropertyValue
HeadwordMinibar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɪniˌbaːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,743
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Minibar“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Minibarfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „mimen“ (#61,742), „mitgedacht“ (#61,744), „Millisekunden“ (#61,741). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Minibar“ bei #61,743. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Minibar is uncommon German at frequency #61,743 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɪniˌbaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Minibar in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Minibar, spelled M-I-N-I-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleiner Kühlschrank in Hotels oder dergleichen zur Aufbewahrung von Getränken und Snacks
  2. 2
    Inhalt eines kleinen Kühlschranks in Hotels oder dergleichen zur Aufbewahrung von Getränken und Snacks
  3. 3
    kleiner Wagen in Zügen zur Verpflegung der Passagiere mit Getränken und Snacks

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Sie tranken schweigend Wein und Bier aus der Minibar.“

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 "Minibar"?
"Minibar" is spelled M-I-N-I-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪniˌbaːɐ̯].
What does "Minibar" mean?
As a noun, "Minibar" means: kleiner Kühlschrank in Hotels oder dergleichen zur Aufbewahrung von Getränken und Snacks
How do you pronounce "Minibar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Minibar" is [ˈmɪniˌbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Minibar" come from?
"Minibar" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

moniert#61,747Marleen#61,728Nestern#61,773license#61,707

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list