Keirin

[ˈkeɪʁɪn]

/[ˈkeɪʁɪn]/ noun

The verdict

“Keirin” is uncommon German (frequency #94,484 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,484
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Disziplin des Bahnradsports, bei der hinter einem Schrittmacher gefahren wird und am Ende ein freier Sprint folgt

Corpus desk

Index DE-keirin · Keirin · German

Keirin · rank #94,484 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,484
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kategorischen

Nearest frequency peer: kategorischen (-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 „Keirin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Keirin
PropertyValue
HeadwordKeirin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkeɪʁɪn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#94,484
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Keirin“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kategorischen“ (#94,483), „Kernphysik“ (#94,485), „katalytische“ (#94,482). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Keirin“ bei #94,484. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Keirin is uncommon German at frequency #94,484 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkeɪʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Disziplin des Bahnradsports, bei der hinter einem Schrittmacher gefahren wird und am Ende ein freier Sprint folgt".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Keirin, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Keirin, spelled K-E-I-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Disziplin des Bahnradsports, bei der hinter einem Schrittmacher gefahren wird und am Ende ein freier Sprint folgt

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 "Keirin"?
"Keirin" is spelled K-E-I-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkeɪʁɪn].
What does "Keirin" mean?
As a noun, "Keirin" means: Disziplin des Bahnradsports, bei der hinter einem Schrittmacher gefahren wird und am Ende ein freier Sprint folgt
How do you pronounce "Keirin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Keirin" is [ˈkeɪʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Keirin" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Keirin", 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