Keilriemen

[ˈkaɪ̯lˌʁiːmən]

/[ˈkaɪ̯lˌʁiːmən]/ noun

The verdict

“Keilriemen” is uncommon German (frequency #84,175 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,175
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Treibriemen mit trapezförmigem Querschnitt

Corpus desk

Index DE-keilriemen · Keilriemen · German

Keilriemen · rank #84,175 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,175
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kernaufgaben

Nearest frequency peer: Kernaufgaben (+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 „Keilriemen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Keilriemen
PropertyValue
HeadwordKeilriemen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaɪ̯lˌʁiːmən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#84,175
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Keilriemen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Keilriemenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kernaufgaben“ (#84,176), „keeping“ (#84,173), „Katzenstreu“ (#84,172). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Keilriemen“ bei #84,175. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Keilriemen is uncommon German at frequency #84,175 among 4,158 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Als sein Keilriemen gerissen war, hat er in die Trickkiste gegriffen und einen alten Nylonstrumpf benutzt.

Antonyms

Zahnriemen

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 "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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list