Nockenwelle
German, noun/ˈnɔkn̩ˌvɛlə/
Nockenwelle is spelled N-O-C-K-E-N-W-E-L-L-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 101,039th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nockenwelle is a German feminine noun meaning “camshaft (a shaft fitted with cams)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit Erhebungen versehene Achse”.
What does Nockenwelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecamshaft (a shaft fitted with cams)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mit Erhebungen versehene Achse 2. zur Steuerung von Ventilen 3. zum Heben eines Hammers
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 Nockenwelle
- Nockenwellen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nockenwelle?
- /ˈnɔkn̩ˌvɛlə/
- [ˈnɔkn̩ˌvɛlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Nockenwelle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Nockenwelle in German?
Nockenwelle appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).