Keiler

[ˈkaɪ̯lɐ]

/[ˈkaɪ̯lɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Keiler” is uncommon German (frequency #72,598 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,598
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männliches Wildschwein

Corpus desk

Index DE-keiler · Keiler · German

Keiler · rank #72,598 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,598
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kaufhäusern

Nearest frequency peer: Kaufhäusern (-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 „Keiler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Keiler
PropertyValue
HeadwordKeiler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaɪ̯lɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,598
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Keiler“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Keilerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kaufhäusern“ (#72,597), „kenianischen“ (#72,599), „Katalogs“ (#72,596). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Keiler“ bei #72,598. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Keiler is uncommon German at frequency #72,598 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaɪ̯lɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Keiler, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Keiler, spelled K-E-I-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    männliches Wildschwein
  2. 2
    Verkaufskraft mit aggressiven Methoden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „So fürchterlich diese wilden Bachen oft sind, so sind die Keiler doch weit grausamer und gefährlicher. Ich traf einst einen im Walde an, als ich unglücklicherweise weder auf Angriff noch Verteidigung gefaßt war. Mit genauer Not konnte ich noch hinter einen Baum schlüpfen, als die wütende Bestie aus Leibeskräften einen Seitenhieb nach mir tat.“
  2. „Aber ich glaube, bei weiterem Zuspruch an klaren Schnäpsen hätte ich auch versprochen, einen Keiler mit Pfeil und Bogen zu erlegen, so gebauchpinselt wie ich mich fühlte, denn in dem Bottich sollen schon Goethe und die Gebrüder Grimm gebadet haben.“

Synonyms

Wildeber

Antonyms

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 "Keiler"?
"Keiler" is spelled K-E-I-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaɪ̯lɐ].
What does "Keiler" mean?
As a noun, "Keiler" means: männliches Wildschwein
How do you pronounce "Keiler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Keiler" is [ˈkaɪ̯lɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Keiler" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list