Keilen
[ˈkaɪ̯lən]
The verdict
“Keilen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Keil
Corpus desk
Index DE-keilen · Keilen · German
Keilen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Keilen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkaɪ̯lən] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Keilen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
Keilen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaɪ̯lən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Keil".
Zero misspellings are on record for Keilen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Keilen, spelled K-E-I-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Plural des Substantivs Keil
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.
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