Petroleumlampe
[peˈtʁoːleʊmˌlampə]
The verdict
“Petroleumlampe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch das Verbrennen von Petroleum betriebene Lampe
Corpus desk
Index DE-petroleumlampe · Petroleumlampe · German
Petroleumlampe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Petroleumlampe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peˈtʁoːleʊmˌlampə] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Petroleumlampe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Petroleumlampe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [peˈtʁoːleʊmˌlampə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch das Verbrennen von Petroleum betriebene Lampe".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Petroleumlampe, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Petroleumlampe, spelled P-E-T-R-O-L-E-U-M-L-A-M-P-E.
Definition
- 1durch das Verbrennen von Petroleum betriebene Lampe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Petroleumlampe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bevor das elektrische Licht eingeführt wurde, übernahmen oft Petroleumlampen die Beleuchtung in vielen Bereichen.“
„Hier oben gab es keinen Strom und damit auch kein elektrisches Licht, weswegen es in jedem Zimmer kleine verrußte Petroleumlampen gab.“
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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.