Kegelbahn

[ˈkeːɡl̩ˌbaːn]

/[ˈkeːɡl̩ˌbaːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Kegelbahn” is uncommon German (frequency #63,462 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,462
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bahn zum Kegeln, hergestellt aus Asphalt, Holz oder Kunststoff

Corpus desk

Index DE-kegelbahn · Kegelbahn · German

Kegelbahn · rank #63,462 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,462
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kellergeschoss

Nearest frequency peer: Kellergeschoss (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kegelbahn“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kegelbahn“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kegelbahn
PropertyValue
HeadwordKegelbahn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkeːɡl̩ˌbaːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#63,462
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kegelbahn“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kegelbahnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kellergeschoss“ (#63,463), „kausal“ (#63,460), „Kessels“ (#63,464). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kegelbahn“ bei #63,462. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kegelbahn is uncommon German at frequency #63,462 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkeːɡl̩ˌbaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bahn zum Kegeln, hergestellt aus Asphalt, Holz oder Kunststoff".

No misspelling variants are generated for Kegelbahn in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kegelbahn, spelled K-E-G-E-L-B-A-H-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bahn zum Kegeln, hergestellt aus Asphalt, Holz oder Kunststoff

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kegelbahn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Kegelbahn wurde gerade von einer Poliermaschine gereinigt.
  2. „Georg Kroll ist knapp vierzig Jahre; aber sein Kopf glänzt bereits wie die Kegelbahn im Gartenrestaurant Boll.“

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kegelbahn"?
"Kegelbahn" is spelled K-E-G-E-L-B-A-H-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkeːɡl̩ˌbaːn].
What does "Kegelbahn" mean?
As a noun, "Kegelbahn" means: Bahn zum Kegeln, hergestellt aus Asphalt, Holz oder Kunststoff
How do you pronounce "Kegelbahn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kegelbahn" is [ˈkeːɡl̩ˌbaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kegelbahn" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kegelbahn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list