Drehscheibe
German, noun[ˈdʁeːˌʃaɪ̯bə]
Drehscheibe is spelled D-R-E-H-S-C-H-E-I-B-E (11 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written German, the 35,124th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Drehscheibe is a German feminine noun meaning “rotary dial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gerät für einen Töpfer, dessen wesentlicher Bestandteil eine waagerecht drehende Scheibe ist”.
What does Drehscheibe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerotary dial
- 2
feminineturntable
- 3
feminineturntable
- 4
femininepotter's wheel
- 5
feminineslanga person that can be used to connect to further contacts
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gerät für einen Töpfer, dessen wesentlicher Bestandteil eine waagerecht drehende Scheibe ist 2. Vorrichtung, um Eisenbahnfahrzeuge umzusetzen 3. Ort, von dem mehrere Verkehrslinien ausgehen 4. Wählscheibe
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Drehscheibe
- Drehscheiben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Drehscheibe?
- [ˈdʁeːˌʃaɪ̯bə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Drehscheibe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Drehscheibe in German?
Drehscheibe appears 1.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).