Zimmerdecke

[ˈt͡sɪmɐˌdɛkə]

/[ˈt͡sɪmɐˌdɛkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zimmerdecke” is an uncommon German word, ranked #82,395 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#82,395
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - geschlossene Fläche, die einen Raum nach oben begrenzt

Key facts for Zimmerdecke
PropertyValue
HeadwordZimmerdecke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡sɪmɐˌdɛkə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#82,395
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Zimmerdecke” 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). Zimmerdecke 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 Zimmerdecke is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡sɪmɐˌdɛkə]. Corpus data places it at rank #82,395 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "geschlossene Fläche, die einen Raum nach oben begrenzt".

No misspelling variants are generated for Zimmerdecke in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Zimmerdecke, spelled Z-I-M-M-E-R-D-E-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    geschlossene Fläche, die einen Raum nach oben begrenzt

Synonyms

Plafond

Antonyms

Zimmerboden

This word in other languages

ceiling(English)techo(Español)plafond(Français)

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 "Zimmerdecke"?
"Zimmerdecke" is spelled Z-I-M-M-E-R-D-E-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sɪmɐˌdɛkə].
What does "Zimmerdecke" mean?
As a noun, "Zimmerdecke" means: geschlossene Fläche, die einen Raum nach oben begrenzt
How do you pronounce "Zimmerdecke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zimmerdecke" is [ˈt͡sɪmɐˌdɛkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zimmerdecke" come from?
"Zimmerdecke" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Zimmerdecke”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-I-M-M-E-R-D-E-C-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡sɪmɐˌdɛkə] (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