Rollgabelschlüssel
[ˈʁɔlɡaːbl̩ˌʃlʏsl̩]
The verdict
“Rollgabelschlüssel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - stufenlos einstellbarer Schraubenschlüssel
Corpus desk
Index DE-rollgabelschlussel · Rollgabelschlüssel · German
Rollgabelschlüssel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rollgabelschlüssel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁɔlɡaːbl̩ˌʃlʏsl̩] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rollgabelschlüssel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rollgabelschlüssel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɔlɡaːbl̩ˌʃlʏsl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "stufenlos einstellbarer Schraubenschlüssel".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Rollgabelschlüssel, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Rollgabelschlüssel, spelled R-O-L-L-G-A-B-E-L-S-C-H-L-Ü-S-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1stufenlos einstellbarer Schraubenschlüssel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rollgabelschlüssel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Grundsätzlich gilt, dass eine Wasserpumpenzange nur für eine runde Verschraubung verwendet werden sollte, auf die kein Ring- oder Gabelschlüssel (Maulschlüssel) bzw. Rollgabelschlüssel passt.“
„Ein kräftiger Bursche mit einem Rollgabelschlüssel installiert Scheinwerfer, während sich ein Stück weiter unter Chantals kritischem Blick ein Typ am Motor des Flugapparats zu schaffen macht.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.