Drehsessel
[ˈdʁeːˌzɛsl̩]
The verdict
“Drehsessel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sessel, der sich drehen lässt
Corpus desk
Index DE-drehsessel · Drehsessel · German
Drehsessel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Drehsessel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʁeːˌzɛsl̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Drehsessel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Drehsessel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁeːˌzɛsl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sessel, der sich drehen lässt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Drehsessel, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Drehsessel, spelled D-R-E-H-S-E-S-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1Sessel, der sich drehen lässt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Drehsessel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich ging zu ihm, setzte mich auf den Drehsessel ihm gegenüber.“
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.