Wärmflasche

[ˈvɛʁmˌflaʃə]

/[ˈvɛʁmˌflaʃə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wärmflasche” is an uncommon German word, ranked #74,207 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#74,207
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gefäß aus Gummi zur Aufnahme von heißem Wasser, um dem Körper Wärme zuzuführen

Key facts for Wärmflasche
PropertyValue
HeadwordWärmflasche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛʁmˌflaʃə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#74,207
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Wärmflasche” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Wärmflasche lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Wärmflasche is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɛʁmˌflaʃə]. Corpus data places it at rank #74,207 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gefäß aus Gummi zur Aufnahme von heißem Wasser, um dem Körper Wärme zuzuführen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Wärmflasche in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Wärmflasche, spelled W-Ä-R-M-F-L-A-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gefäß aus Gummi zur Aufnahme von heißem Wasser, um dem Körper Wärme zuzuführen

Synonyms

BettflascheThermophor

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 "Wärmflasche"?
"Wärmflasche" is spelled W-Ä-R-M-F-L-A-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛʁmˌflaʃə].
What does "Wärmflasche" mean?
As a noun, "Wärmflasche" means: Gefäß aus Gummi zur Aufnahme von heißem Wasser, um dem Körper Wärme zuzuführen
How do you pronounce "Wärmflasche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wärmflasche" is [ˈvɛʁmˌflaʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wärmflasche" come from?
"Wärmflasche" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Wärmflasche”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-Ä-R-M-F-L-A-S-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvɛʁmˌflaʃə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list