Drehzahl
German, noun[ˈdʁeːˌt͡saːl]
Drehzahl is spelled D-R-E-H-Z-A-H-L (8 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 26,796th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Drehzahl is a German feminine noun meaning “rotational speed, speed of rotation, (automotive) RPM, revolutions per minute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Anzahl der Umdrehungen (volle 360°), die ein um eine Achse rotierender Körper in einer bestimmten Zeiteinheit…”.
What does Drehzahl mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerotational speed, speed of rotation, (automotive) RPM, revolutions per minute
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Anzahl der Umdrehungen (volle 360°), die ein um eine Achse rotierender Körper in einer bestimmten Zeiteinheit zurücklegt
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 Drehzahl
- Drehzahlen plural
- n abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Drehzahl?
- [ˈdʁeːˌt͡saːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Drehzahl in German?
Drehzahl appears 1.7 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).