Petroleumlaterne
[peˈtʁoːleʊmlaˌtɛʁnə]
The verdict
“Petroleumlaterne” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Verbrennen von Petroleum betriebene Laterne
Corpus desk
Index DE-petroleumlaterne · Petroleumlaterne · German
Petroleumlaterne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | Petroleumlaterne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peˈtʁoːleʊmlaˌtɛʁnə] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Petroleumlaterne“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Petroleumlaterne is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [peˈtʁoːleʊmlaˌtɛʁnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch Verbrennen von Petroleum betriebene Laterne".
No misspelling variants are generated for Petroleumlaterne in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Petroleumlaterne, spelled P-E-T-R-O-L-E-U-M-L-A-T-E-R-N-E.
Definition
- 1durch Verbrennen von Petroleum betriebene Laterne
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Petroleumlaterne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein altes Fass diente als Nachttisch. Eine Petroleumlaterne als Leselampe.“
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.