Drehbasse
[ˈdʁeːˌbasə]
The verdict
“Drehbasse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leichtes, drehbares Geschütz
Corpus desk
Index DE-drehbasse · Drehbasse · German
Drehbasse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | Drehbasse |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʁeːˌbasə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Drehbasse“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Drehbasse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁeːˌbasə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "leichtes, drehbares Geschütz".
Drehbasse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. 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.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Drehbasse, spelled D-R-E-H-B-A-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1leichtes, drehbares Geschütz
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Drehbasse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Shairp machte auf dem Absatz kehrt und stapfte zu der Drehbasse auf dem Achterdeck zurück.“
„Auf dem Quarterdeck und der Back wurden die Drehbassen bemannt.“
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.