Kurbelwelle

[ˈkʊʁbl̩ˌvɛlə]

/[ˈkʊʁbl̩ˌvɛlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kurbelwelle” is uncommon German (frequency #64,457 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,457
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Welle, die die Bewegung der Kolben in Drehbewegung wandelt

Corpus desk

Index DE-kurbelwelle · Kurbelwelle · German

Kurbelwelle · rank #64,457 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,457
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kulturveranst…

Nearest frequency peer: Kulturveranstaltungen (-2 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 „Kurbelwelle“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kurbelwelle
PropertyValue
HeadwordKurbelwelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʊʁbl̩ˌvɛlə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#64,457
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kurbelwelle“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kurbelwellefällt 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: „Kulturveranstaltungen“ (#64,455), „kälteren“ (#64,459), „Kulturszene“ (#64,454). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kurbelwelle“ bei #64,457. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kurbelwelle is uncommon German at frequency #64,457 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʊʁbl̩ˌvɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Welle, die die Bewegung der Kolben in Drehbewegung wandelt".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kurbelwelle, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kurbelwelle, spelled K-U-R-B-E-L-W-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Welle, die die Bewegung der Kolben in Drehbewegung wandelt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Alle beweglichen Teile wie Kurbelwelle und Kolben sind wegen der enormen mechanischen Belastung aus Metall.“
  2. „In Hams Hall wird die Kurbelwelle gedrillt, geschliffen und gefräst.“

This word in other languages

crankshaft(English)vilebrequin(Français)

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 "Kurbelwelle"?
"Kurbelwelle" is spelled K-U-R-B-E-L-W-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊʁbl̩ˌvɛlə].
What does "Kurbelwelle" mean?
As a noun, "Kurbelwelle" means: Welle, die die Bewegung der Kolben in Drehbewegung wandelt
How do you pronounce "Kurbelwelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kurbelwelle" is [ˈkʊʁbl̩ˌvɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kurbelwelle" come from?
"Kurbelwelle" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kulturszene#64,454Kontraktion#64,442Konjunktion#64,438Liebenwerda#64,482

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list