Autokolonne
[ˈaʊ̯tokoˌlɔnə]
The verdict
“Autokolonne” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gruppe von Autos, die über längere Zeit hinweg in gleichem Tempo und Abstand fährt
Corpus desk
Index DE-autokolonne · Autokolonne · German
Autokolonne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | Autokolonne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯tokoˌlɔnə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Autokolonne“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Autokolonne is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯tokoˌlɔnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gruppe von Autos, die über längere Zeit hinweg in gleichem Tempo und Abstand fährt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Autokolonne, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Autokolonne, spelled A-U-T-O-K-O-L-O-N-N-E.
Definition
- 1Gruppe von Autos, die über längere Zeit hinweg in gleichem Tempo und Abstand fährt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Autokolonne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es mußte ihr vielmehr schon als eine höchst ansehnliche Leistung angerechnet werden, daß die Heeresleitung von Mitte 1917 an mit einer monatlichen Fertigstellung von sechs Autokolonnen zu je 20 Lastkraftwagen — außer den für die Fliegerverbände erforderlichen Kraftfahrzeugen — rechnen konnte.“
„Die Autokolonnen, die sich durch die Straßen schlängelten, sahen von hier oben aus wie Goldkettchen auf schwarzem Samt.“
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.