Rheostat
[ʁeoˈstaːt]
The verdict
“Rheostat” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - historische Bauform eines einstellbaren elektrischen Widerstandes für hohe elektrische Leistung und/oder hohe Präzision und Stabilität
Corpus desk
Index DE-rheostat · Rheostat · German
Rheostat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | Rheostat |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁeoˈstaːt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rheostat“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rheostat is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁeoˈstaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "historische Bauform eines einstellbaren elektrischen Widerstandes für hohe elektrische Leistung und/oder hohe Präzision und Stabilität".
No misspelling variants are generated for Rheostat in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 Rheostat, spelled R-H-E-O-S-T-A-T.
Definition
- 1historische Bauform eines einstellbaren elektrischen Widerstandes für hohe elektrische Leistung und/oder hohe Präzision und Stabilität
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Rheostat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Alles wird sorgfältig mit einem Rheostat reguliert.“
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.