Keilschrift
German, noun/ˈkaɪ̯lˌʃʁɪft/
Keilschrift is spelled K-E-I-L-S-C-H-R-I-F-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 107,140th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Keilschrift is a German feminine noun meaning “cuneiform writing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Schriftform, die im 4. Jahrtausend vor unserer Zeitrechnung in Südmesopotamien entstand”.
What does Keilschrift mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecuneiform writing
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Schriftform, die im 4. Jahrtausend vor unserer Zeitrechnung in Südmesopotamien entstand
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Keilschrift
- Keilschriften plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Keilschrift?
- /ˈkaɪ̯lˌʃʁɪft/
- [ˈkaɪ̯lˌʃʁɪft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Keilschrift
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Keilschrift in German?
Keilschrift appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).