kielholen
[ˈkiːlˌhoːlən]
The verdict
“kielholen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - eine Person an einem Tau unter einem Segelschiff von der linken/Backbord- zur rechten/Steuerbord- Seite (oder andersrum oder vom Bug zum Heck) hindurchziehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-kielholen · kielholen · German
kielholen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | kielholen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈkiːlˌhoːlən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kielholen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kielholen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkiːlˌhoːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for kielholen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kielholen, spelled K-I-E-L-H-O-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine Person an einem Tau unter einem Segelschiff von der linken/Backbord- zur rechten/Steuerbord- Seite (oder andersrum oder vom Bug zum Heck) hindurchziehen
- 2ein Schiff kippen/umlegen, so dass man am Unterboden (und Kiel) arbeiten kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kielholen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dreimaliges Kielholen ist die Regel. Die Strafe kann tödlich sein, wenn der Kopf an den Schiffskiel stößt und das Kommando zum Heraufziehen: ‚Haal up!‘ zu plötzlich geschieht.“
„Wer durch Zänkerei, Trunk oder Fluchen auffiel, bekam Arrest, wer beim Wachtdienst einschlief, wurde ‚gekielholt‘ oder durch Spießrutenlaufen bestraft.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.