kurbeln

[ˈkʊʁbl̩n]

/[ˈkʊʁbl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“kurbeln” is uncommon German (frequency #62,587 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,587
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an einem Hebel drehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kurbeln · kurbeln · German

kurbeln · rank #62,587 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,587
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kurzweiligen

Nearest frequency peer: kurzweiligen (+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 „kurbeln“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kurbeln
PropertyValue
Headwordkurbeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkʊʁbl̩n]
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,587
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kurbeln“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kurzweiligen“ (#62,588), „Kulturminister“ (#62,585), „kurzzeitigen“ (#62,589). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kurbeln“ bei #62,587. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kurbeln is uncommon German at frequency #62,587 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkʊʁbl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for kurbeln in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is kurbeln, spelled K-U-R-B-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    an einem Hebel drehen
  2. 2
    durch einen Drehhebel bewegen
  3. 3
    filmen
  4. 4
    sticken mit spezieller Kurbeltechnik
  5. 5
    sich kreisförmig, schleifenförmig bewegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how kurbeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In den Kurven musste er ganz schön am Lenkrad kurbeln.
  2. Ich kurbelte das Fenster herunter, um mehr Frischluft zu erhalten.

This word in other languages

turn(English)girar(Español)

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 "kurbeln"?
"kurbeln" is spelled K-U-R-B-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊʁbl̩n].
What does "kurbeln" mean?
As a verb, "kurbeln" means: an einem Hebel drehen
How do you pronounce "kurbeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kurbeln" is [ˈkʊʁbl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kurbeln" come from?
"kurbeln" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kurbeln", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lecture#62,603lesbare#62,609Kneissl#62,561Liestal#62,613

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list