Parmesankäse
[paʁmeˈzaːnˌkɛːzə]
The verdict
“Parmesankäse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein italienischer Hartkäse aus Kuhmilch
Corpus desk
Index DE-parmesankase · Parmesankäse · German
Parmesankäse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | Parmesankäse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paʁmeˈzaːnˌkɛːzə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Parmesankäse“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Parmesankäse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [paʁmeˈzaːnˌkɛːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein italienischer Hartkäse aus Kuhmilch".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Parmesankäse, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Parmesankäse, spelled P-A-R-M-E-S-A-N-K-Ä-S-E.
Definition
- 1ein italienischer Hartkäse aus Kuhmilch
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Parmesankäse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„[…] er […] findet am Ortseingang einen Tante-Emma-Laden. Die Dame verkauft Ravioli, etwa zum doppelten Normalpreis. Parmesankäse hat sie nicht. Vielleicht tut es auch Gouda in Scheiben.“
„Sie legten rasch drei Gedecke auf, brachten Brot, Parmesankäse und Wasser, und unter Gelächter aßen sie und tranken mit mir den ihnen ganz ungewohnten Zyperwein, der ihnen bald in den Kopf stieg.“
Synonyms
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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.