Drehorgel
[ˈdʁeːˌʔɔʁɡl̩]
The verdict
“Drehorgel” 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) - mechanisches Musikinstrument, das mit einer Kurbel betrieben (gespielt) wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-drehorgel · Drehorgel · German
Drehorgel · 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 | Drehorgel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʁeːˌʔɔʁɡl̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Drehorgel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Drehorgel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁeːˌʔɔʁɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mechanisches Musikinstrument, das mit einer Kurbel betrieben (gespielt) wird".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Drehorgel in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Drehorgel, spelled D-R-E-H-O-R-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1mechanisches Musikinstrument, das mit einer Kurbel betrieben (gespielt) wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Drehorgel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das ist eine Drehorgel.
„Das Karussell war schon besetzt, ehe die Drehorgel mit ihrem Tigergebrüll einfiel.“
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.