takeln
German, verb
takeln is spelled T-A-K-E-L-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 74 million words in written German, the 535,730th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Takeln is a German verb meaning “to rig” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Takeln is a different word: “gerund of takeln”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “(ein Schiff) mit Takelage ausstatten”.
What does takeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to rig
noun
- 1
neutergerund of takeln
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. (ein Schiff) mit Takelage ausstatten
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 takeln
- takelt present singular third-person
- takelte past
- getakelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- takelnd participle present
- takle first-person indicative present
- takele first-person indicative present
- takel first-person indicative present
- takelst indicative present second-person
- takelest second-person singular subjunctive
- taklest second-person singular subjunctive
- takelet plural second-person subjunctive
- taklet plural second-person subjunctive
- takelten first-person indicative plural
- takeltest indicative preterite second-person
- takeltet indicative plural preterite
- takle! imperative singular
- takele! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is takeln in German?
takeln appears about once in every 74 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).