Gewehrkolben
German, noun/ɡəˈveːɐ̯ˌkɔlbn̩/
Gewehrkolben is spelled G-E-W-E-H-R-K-O-L-B-E-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 172,698th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gewehrkolben is a German masculine noun meaning “butt of a rifle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “hinterster Teil des Schafts eines Gewehrs”.
What does Gewehrkolben mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebutt of a rifle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. hinterster Teil des Schafts eines Gewehrs
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 Gewehrkolben
- Gewehrkolbens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gewehrkolben?
- /ɡəˈveːɐ̯ˌkɔlbn̩/
- [ɡəˈveːɐ̯ˌkɔlbn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gewehrkolben in German?
Gewehrkolben appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).