tiefkühlen
[ˈtiːfˌkyːlən]
The verdict
“tiefkühlen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas durch Temperaturen unter 0° Celsius haltbar machen
Corpus desk
Index DE-tiefkuhlen · tiefkühlen · German
tiefkühlen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | tiefkühlen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈtiːfˌkyːlən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „tiefkühlen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
tiefkühlen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtiːfˌkyːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas durch Temperaturen unter 0° Celsius haltbar machen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tiefkühlen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is tiefkühlen, spelled T-I-E-F-K-Ü-H-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas durch Temperaturen unter 0° Celsius haltbar machen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tiefkühlen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Fisch wird noch an Bord tiefgekühlt.
Wir müssen den Fisch tiefkühlen, damit er nicht verdirbt.
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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.