Tiefkühlkost

[ˈtiːfkyːlˌkɔst]

/[ˈtiːfkyːlˌkɔst]/ noun

The verdict

“Tiefkühlkost” is uncommon German (frequency #99,178 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,178
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Tiefkühlung konservierte Lebensmittel

Corpus desk

Index DE-tiefkuhlkost · Tiefkühlkost · German

Tiefkühlkost · rank #99,178 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,178
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH thug

Nearest frequency peer: thug (-2 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 „Tiefkühlkost“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tiefkühlkost
PropertyValue
HeadwordTiefkühlkost
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtiːfkyːlˌkɔst]
Letters12
Frequency rank#99,178
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tiefkühlkost“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „thug“ (#99,176), „Tischkante“ (#99,180), „theology“ (#99,175). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tiefkühlkost“ bei #99,178. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tiefkühlkost is uncommon German at frequency #99,178 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtiːfkyːlˌkɔst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch Tiefkühlung konservierte Lebensmittel".

Zero misspellings are on record for Tiefkühlkost in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 Tiefkühlkost, spelled T-I-E-F-K-Ü-H-L-K-O-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Tiefkühlung konservierte Lebensmittel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tiefkühlkost muss man vor dem Essen auftauen.
  2. Wenn es schnell gehen muss, steht auch einmal Tiefkühlkost auf dem Speiseplan.

Synonyms

GefrierkostGefrierwareFeinfrostwareTiefkühlproduktTiefkühlwareTiefkühlfraß

Antonyms

Frischkost

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 "Tiefkühlkost"?
"Tiefkühlkost" is spelled T-I-E-F-K-Ü-H-L-K-O-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtiːfkyːlˌkɔst].
What does "Tiefkühlkost" mean?
As a noun, "Tiefkühlkost" means: durch Tiefkühlung konservierte Lebensmittel
How do you pronounce "Tiefkühlkost"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tiefkühlkost" is [ˈtiːfkyːlˌkɔst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tiefkühlkost" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list