Drehleier
[ˈdʁeːˌlaɪ̯ɐ]
The verdict
“Drehleier” 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) - Streichinstrument, bei dem die Saiten durch ein eingebautes Rad gestrichen werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-drehleier · Drehleier · German
Drehleier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Drehleier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʁeːˌlaɪ̯ɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Drehleier“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Drehleier is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁeːˌlaɪ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Drehleier in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Drehleier, spelled D-R-E-H-L-E-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Streichinstrument, bei dem die Saiten durch ein eingebautes Rad gestrichen werden
- 2handbetriebener Bohrer
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Drehleier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Drehleier war vor allem in der Renaissance ein beliebtes Instrument.
„Er baute für mich eine mittelalterliche Drehleier.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.