Kehrtwendung
[ˈkeːɐ̯tˌvɛndʊŋ]
The verdict
“Kehrtwendung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Drehung in die entgegengesetzte Richtung, halbe Drehung
Corpus desk
Index DE-kehrtwendung · Kehrtwendung · German
Kehrtwendung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | Kehrtwendung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkeːɐ̯tˌvɛndʊŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kehrtwendung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kehrtwendung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkeːɐ̯tˌvɛndʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Kehrtwendung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kehrtwendung, spelled K-E-H-R-T-W-E-N-D-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Drehung in die entgegengesetzte Richtung, halbe Drehung
- 2komplette Änderung des bisherigen Verhaltens, der aktuellen Strategie
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kehrtwendung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und er stapfte hinaus, nachdem er eine für einen Mann seines Alters sehr gekonnte Kehrtwendung auf dem Absatz vollzogen hatte.“
„Napoleon machte eine rasche Kehrtwendung und begann im Zimmer auf und abzugehen.“
Synonyms
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.