Kreuzschlüssel
German, noun/ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌʃlʏsl̩/
Kreuzschlüssel is spelled K-R-E-U-Z-S-C-H-L-Ü-S-S-E-L (14 letters) and appears about once in every 58 million words in written German, the 464,147th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kreuzschlüssel is a German masculine noun meaning “lug wrench, wheel brace” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Werkzeug, mit dem Radmuttern angezogen und gelöst werden”.
What does Kreuzschlüssel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelug wrench, wheel brace
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Werkzeug, mit dem Radmuttern angezogen und gelöst werden
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 Kreuzschlüssel
- Kreuzschlüssels genitive
- Kreuzschlüsseln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kreuzschlüssel?
- /ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌʃlʏsl̩/
- [ˈkʁɔɪ̯t͡sˌʃlʏsl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kreuzschlüssel in German?
Kreuzschlüssel appears about once in every 58 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).