Keile
[ˈkaɪ̯lə]
The verdict
“Keile” is uncommon German (frequency #79,373 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,373
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schläge
Corpus desk
Index DE-keile · Keile · German
Keile · rank #79,373 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,373
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH kazan
Nearest frequency peer: kazan (-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 „Keile“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Katholikent…
Katholikentag
20,633 corpus weight
- Katzenjammer
Katzenjammer
20,632 corpus weight
- Kaufhauses
Kaufhauses
20,631 corpus weight
- kazan
kazan
20,629 corpus weight
- Keile
Keile
20,628 corpus weight
- Kellys
Kellys
20,625 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Keile“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Keile |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkaɪ̯lə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #79,373 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Keile“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Keile is uncommon German at frequency #79,373 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaɪ̯lə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schläge".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Keile, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Keile, spelled K-E-I-L-E.
Definition
- 1Schläge
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Keile appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Willst du Keile oder was?
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.
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