Töpferscheibe
German, noun[ˈtœp͡fɐˌʃaɪ̯bə]
Töpferscheibe is spelled T-Ö-P-F-E-R-S-C-H-E-I-B-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 154,802nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Töpferscheibe is a German feminine noun meaning “potter's wheel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von einem Töpfer verwendetes Gerät, dessen wesentlicher Bestandteil eine waagerecht drehende Scheibe ist”.
What does Töpferscheibe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepotter's wheel
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. von einem Töpfer verwendetes Gerät, dessen wesentlicher Bestandteil eine waagerecht drehende Scheibe ist
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 Töpferscheibe
- Töpferscheiben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Töpferscheibe?
- [ˈtœp͡fɐˌʃaɪ̯bə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Töpferscheibe in German?
Töpferscheibe appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).