drehbar

[ˈdʁeːbaːɐ̯]

/[ˈdʁeːbaːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“drehbar” is uncommon German (frequency #52,766 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,766
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass man es drehen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-drehbar · drehbar · German

drehbar · rank #52,766 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,766
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Doppelmord

Nearest frequency peer: Doppelmord (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „drehbar“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „drehbar“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for drehbar
PropertyValue
Headworddrehbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdʁeːbaːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,766
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „drehbar“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).drehbarfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Doppelmord“ (#52,765), „dreitägigen“ (#52,767), „distanziere“ (#52,764). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „drehbar“ bei #52,766. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

drehbar is uncommon German at frequency #52,766 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdʁeːbaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so, dass man es drehen kann".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for drehbar, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is drehbar, spelled D-R-E-H-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass man es drehen kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how drehbar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Rad ist drehbar.

Synonyms

rotierbar

Antonyms

unbeweglichstarrsteif

This word in other languages

rotatorio(Español)

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 "drehbar"?
"drehbar" is spelled D-R-E-H-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁeːbaːɐ̯].
What does "drehbar" mean?
As an adjective, "drehbar" means: so, dass man es drehen kann
How do you pronounce "drehbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drehbar" is [ˈdʁeːbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "drehbar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Effekts#52,779deftige#52,752einfügt#52,788Checker#52,734

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list