# crankshaft

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #37,404

## Definitions
1. A rotating shaft with throws (parts that stick out) and which drives, is driven by (cranked by), or functions as a crank.

## Etymology
From crank + shaft.

## Common misspellings (17)
`carnkshaft`, `ccrankshaft`, `craknshaft`, `crankhsaft`, `crankkshaft`, `cranksahft`, `crankshafft`, `crankshaftt`, `crankshatf`, `crankshfat`, `crankshhaft`, `cranksshaft`, `crannkshaft`, `cranskhaft`, `crnakshaft`, `crrankshaft`, `rcankshaft`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/crankshaft