Drehleiter

[ˈdʁeːˌlaɪ̯tɐ]

/[ˈdʁeːˌlaɪ̯tɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Drehleiter” is uncommon German (frequency #59,577 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,577
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - beweglich montierte, große Leiter

Corpus desk

Index DE-drehleiter · Drehleiter · German

Drehleiter · rank #59,577 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,577
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dolls

Nearest frequency peer: dolls (-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 „Drehleiter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Drehleiter
PropertyValue
HeadwordDrehleiter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁeːˌlaɪ̯tɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,577
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Drehleiter“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Drehleiterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „dolls“ (#59,576), „dreieckig“ (#59,578), „doctors“ (#59,575). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Drehleiter“ bei #59,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Drehleiter is uncommon German at frequency #59,577 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁeːˌlaɪ̯tɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "beweglich montierte, große Leiter".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Drehleiter, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Drehleiter, spelled D-R-E-H-L-E-I-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    beweglich montierte, große Leiter

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Drehleiter wurde in Position gebracht.

This word in other languages

grande échelle(Français)

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 "Drehleiter"?
"Drehleiter" is spelled D-R-E-H-L-E-I-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁeːˌlaɪ̯tɐ].
What does "Drehleiter" mean?
As a noun, "Drehleiter" means: beweglich montierte, große Leiter
How do you pronounce "Drehleiter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Drehleiter" is [ˈdʁeːˌlaɪ̯tɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Drehleiter" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dimensions#59,572destruktiv#59,569einfordert#59,592Endgeräten#59,598

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list