Kehrwisch
[ˈkeːɐ̯vɪʃ]
The verdict
“Kehrwisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner Handbesen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kehrwisch · Kehrwisch · German
Kehrwisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Kehrwisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkeːɐ̯vɪʃ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kehrwisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kehrwisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkeːɐ̯vɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleiner Handbesen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kehrwisch, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kehrwisch, spelled K-E-H-R-W-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1kleiner Handbesen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kehrwisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mir ist ein Blumentopf umgefallen, ich brauche den Kehrwisch zum Saubermachen.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.