Tiefkühlschrank
[ˈtiːfkyːlˌʃʁaŋk]
The verdict
“Tiefkühlschrank” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Gefriergerät für dauerhafte Lagerung durch Tiefkühlung von Lebensmitteln unter −10 °C
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Index DE-tiefkuhlschrank · Tiefkühlschrank · German
Tiefkühlschrank · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 | Tiefkühlschrank |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtiːfkyːlˌʃʁaŋk] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tiefkühlschrank“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tiefkühlschrank is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtiːfkyːlˌʃʁaŋk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Gefriergerät für dauerhafte Lagerung durch Tiefkühlung von Lebensmitteln unter −10 °C".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tiefkühlschrank, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Tiefkühlschrank, spelled T-I-E-F-K-Ü-H-L-S-C-H-R-A-N-K.
Definition
- 1ein Gefriergerät für dauerhafte Lagerung durch Tiefkühlung von Lebensmitteln unter −10 °C
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Tiefkühlschrank appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Lebensmittel in einem Tiefkühlschrank bleiben über viele Monate hinweg haltbar, da sehr tiefe Temperaturen von −10 °C bis −20 °C vorherrschen.
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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.