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Most common German word for "freezer"?
I have heard "tiefkühlschrank" and "Vereisungsgerät," and a few other words. Which is most common? If dialect is important, let me know. Thanks!
Aug 11, 2016 8:46 PM
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Colloquially, you'll mostly hear "Tiefkühler" or "Gefrierschrank", because, as Dirk says, you won't often find the huge, coffin-like devices ("Gefriertruhe/n" or "Tiefkühltruhen") in private homes anymore.
August 12, 2016
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I've only heard "Vereisungsgerät" in a medical context, and I very much doubt it's used to store food. :-) But I suppose such a device would also be called "freezer" in English.
For the ice-cold food storage device, you use "Tiefkühlschrank" or "Gefrierschrank" ("fridge/refridgerator" is "Kühlschrank"). The very large ones that don't stand upright and have a door, but do have a kind of lid, are called "-truhe" instead of "-schrank", but you normally won't find them in a home.
August 11, 2016
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