Kettenrad
[ˈkɛtn̩ˌʁaːt]
The verdict
“Kettenrad” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zahnrad, in dessen Zähne eine Kette eingreift und läuft
Corpus desk
Index DE-kettenrad · Kettenrad · German
Kettenrad · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kettenrad |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɛtn̩ˌʁaːt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kettenrad“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kettenrad is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɛtn̩ˌʁaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zahnrad, in dessen Zähne eine Kette eingreift und läuft".
Zero misspellings are on record for Kettenrad in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kettenrad, spelled K-E-T-T-E-N-R-A-D.
Definition
- 1Zahnrad, in dessen Zähne eine Kette eingreift und läuft
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kettenrad appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Meine Einkaufsgenossenschaft hat dieses in großer Stückzahl auf der Messe geordert, und jetzt muß es zügig abverkauft werden. "Klar, daß das Bike eine Kettenschaltung mit 21 Gängen hat und die Kette völlig ungeschützt, also für das Fahren in Straßenkleidung nicht nur ungeeignet ist, sondern gefährlich werden kann, wenn Rock oder Hose zwischen Kette und K…
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