bicycle
[ˈbʌɪsɪkl̩]
The verdict
“bicycle” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch das Treten von Pedalen angetriebenes Fahrzeug mit zwei in einer Spur hintereinander angebrachten Rädern
Corpus desk
Index DE-bicycle · bicycle · German
bicycle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | bicycle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʌɪsɪkl̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bicycle“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bicycle is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʌɪsɪkl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch das Treten von Pedalen angetriebenes Fahrzeug mit zwei in einer Spur hintereinander angebrachten Rädern".
Zero misspellings are on record for bicycle in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is bicycle, spelled B-I-C-Y-C-L-E.
Definition
- 1durch das Treten von Pedalen angetriebenes Fahrzeug mit zwei in einer Spur hintereinander angebrachten Rädern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bicycle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“She got up and went into the back yard and took her bicycle.”
“Sometimes, though secretly, since this was forbidden, she rode in on her bicycle.”
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.