Kurbelwelle
[ˈkʊʁbl̩ˌvɛlə]
The verdict
“Kurbelwelle” is uncommon German (frequency #64,457 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,457
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Welle, die die Bewegung der Kolben in Drehbewegung wandelt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kurbelwelle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʊʁbl̩ˌvɛlə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #64,457 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kurbelwelle” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kurbelwelle is uncommon German at frequency #64,457 among 55,078 “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
- 1Welle, die die Bewegung der Kolben in Drehbewegung wandelt
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Kurbelwelle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-U-R-B-E-L-W-E-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkʊʁbl̩ˌvɛlə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.