Phrase guide

Allen key

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈælən kiː/
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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of hex head wrench.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hex head wrench

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Allen + key, from the name of the Allen Manufacturing Company.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مِفْتَاح سُدَاسِيّ (miftāḥ sudāsiyy) — a hex head wrench
  • Chinese Cantonese: 六角匙 (luk6 gok3 si4) — a hex head wrench
  • Chinese Mandarin: 內六角扳手 /内六角扳手 (nèi liùjiǎo bānshǒu) — a hex head wrench
  • Czech: imbusový klíč — a hex head wrench
  • Danish: unbrakonøgle — a hex head wrench
  • Dutch: inbussleutel — a hex head wrench
  • Finnish: kuusiokoloavain — a hex head wrench
  • Finnish: kuusikulma-avain — a hex head wrench
  • French: clé Allen — a hex head wrench
  • French: clef Allen — a hex head wrench
  • German: Innensechskantschlüssel — a hex head wrench
  • German: Inbusschlüssel — a hex head wrench
  • Hungarian: imbuszkulcs — a hex head wrench
  • Italian: brugola — a hex head wrench
  • Japanese: 六角棒スパナ (rokkakubō supana) — a hex head wrench
  • Korean: 육각렌치 (yukgangnenchi) — a hex head wrench
  • Macedonian: имбус (imbus) — a hex head wrench
  • Norwegian Bokmål: unbrakonøkkel — a hex head wrench
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: unbrakonøkkel — a hex head wrench
  • Polish: klucz imbusowy — a hex head wrench
  • Portuguese: chave Allen — a hex head wrench
  • Portuguese: chave sextavada — a hex head wrench
  • Romanian: inbus — a hex head wrench
  • Russian: шестигра́нный ключ (šestigránnyj ključ) — a hex head wrench
  • Russian: и́нбусовый ключ (ínbusovyj ključ) — a hex head wrench
  • Russian: и́нбус (ínbus) — a hex head wrench
  • Spanish: llave allen — a hex head wrench
  • Spanish: llave Allen — a hex head wrench
  • Swedish: insexnyckel — a hex head wrench
  • Turkish: alyan — a hex head wrench