Thermostat

[tɛʁmoˈstaːt]

/[tɛʁmoˈstaːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Thermostat” is uncommon German (frequency #61,989 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,989
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät, das eine Temperatur konstant hält

Corpus desk

Index DE-thermostat · Thermostat · German

Thermostat · rank #61,989 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,989
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Thorium

Nearest frequency peer: Thorium (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Thermostat“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Thermostat“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Thermostat
PropertyValue
HeadwordThermostat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tɛʁmoˈstaːt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#61,989
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Thermostat“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Thermostatfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Thorium“ (#61,990), „Thales“ (#61,987), „Thum“ (#61,991). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Thermostat“ bei #61,989. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Thermostat is uncommon German at frequency #61,989 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [tɛʁmoˈstaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerät, das eine Temperatur konstant hält".

Zero misspellings are on record for Thermostat in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Thermostat, spelled T-H-E-R-M-O-S-T-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerät, das eine Temperatur konstant hält

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Thermostat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „In vielen Haushalten sind noch Thermostate ohne digitale Anzeige der Raumtemperatur verbaut, auf denen sich lediglich Stufen von eins bis fünf per Drehbewegung einstellen lassen.“
  2. „Das Symbol der Schneeflocke oder des Sterns bildet bei vielen Thermostaten die kälteste Stufe ab.“

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Thermostat"?
"Thermostat" is spelled T-H-E-R-M-O-S-T-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [tɛʁmoˈstaːt].
What does "Thermostat" mean?
As a noun, "Thermostat" means: Gerät, das eine Temperatur konstant hält
How do you pronounce "Thermostat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Thermostat" is [tɛʁmoˈstaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Thermostat" come from?
"Thermostat" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Thermostat", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list