Kielschwein
[ˈkiːlˌʃvaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Kielschwein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Balken im Rumpf des Bootes, an dem der Kiel befestigt ist und der die Kräfte aufnimmt und weiterleitet
Corpus desk
Index DE-kielschwein · Kielschwein · German
Kielschwein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Kielschwein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkiːlˌʃvaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kielschwein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kielschwein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkiːlˌʃvaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Balken im Rumpf des Bootes, an dem der Kiel befestigt ist und der die Kräfte aufnimmt und weiterleitet".
Kielschwein has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Kielschwein, spelled K-I-E-L-S-C-H-W-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1Balken im Rumpf des Bootes, an dem der Kiel befestigt ist und der die Kräfte aufnimmt und weiterleitet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kielschwein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Man hatte mit einer Reihe Fässer entlang dem Kielschwein begonnen.“
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.