Pfeifkessel
[ˈp͡faɪ̯fˌkɛsl̩]
The verdict
“Pfeifkessel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - metallisches Gefäß mit Tülle, auf der eine Pfeife steckt und in dem man Wasser kocht
Corpus desk
Index DE-pfeifkessel · Pfeifkessel · German
Pfeifkessel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Pfeifkessel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈp͡faɪ̯fˌkɛsl̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pfeifkessel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pfeifkessel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡faɪ̯fˌkɛsl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "metallisches Gefäß mit Tülle, auf der eine Pfeife steckt und in dem man Wasser kocht".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Pfeifkessel, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Pfeifkessel, spelled P-F-E-I-F-K-E-S-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1metallisches Gefäß mit Tülle, auf der eine Pfeife steckt und in dem man Wasser kocht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pfeifkessel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beim Pfeifkessel hört man wenn das Wasser kocht.
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.