Keilriemen

[ˈkaɪ̯lˌʁiːmən]

/[ˈkaɪ̯lˌʁiːmən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Keilriemen” is uncommon German (frequency #84,175 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,175
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Treibriemen mit trapezförmigem Querschnitt

Key facts for Keilriemen
PropertyValue
HeadwordKeilriemen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaɪ̯lˌʁiːmən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#84,175
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Keilriemen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Keilriemen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Keilriemen is uncommon German at frequency #84,175 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaɪ̯lˌʁiːmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Treibriemen mit trapezförmigem Querschnitt".

No misspelling variants are generated for Keilriemen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Keilriemen, spelled K-E-I-L-R-I-E-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Treibriemen mit trapezförmigem Querschnitt

Antonyms

Zahnriemen

This word in other languages

vee belt(English)

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 "Keilriemen"?
"Keilriemen" is spelled K-E-I-L-R-I-E-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaɪ̯lˌʁiːmən].
What does "Keilriemen" mean?
As a noun, "Keilriemen" means: Treibriemen mit trapezförmigem Querschnitt
How do you pronounce "Keilriemen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Keilriemen" is [ˈkaɪ̯lˌʁiːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Keilriemen" come from?
"Keilriemen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Keilriemen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-E-I-L-R-I-E-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkaɪ̯lˌʁiːmən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list