Bundesautobahn

[ˈbʊndəsˌʔaʊ̯tobaːn]

/[ˈbʊndəsˌʔaʊ̯tobaːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bundesautobahn” is uncommon German (frequency #73,337 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,337
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Autobahn in Deutschland und Österreich

Key facts for Bundesautobahn
PropertyValue
HeadwordBundesautobahn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʊndəsˌʔaʊ̯tobaːn]
Letters14
Frequency rank#73,337
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bundesautobahn” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Bundesautobahn lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bundesautobahn is uncommon German at frequency #73,337 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʊndəsˌʔaʊ̯tobaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Autobahn in Deutschland und Österreich".

No misspelling variants are generated for Bundesautobahn in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Bundesautobahn, spelled B-U-N-D-E-S-A-U-T-O-B-A-H-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Autobahn in Deutschland und Österreich

Synonyms

Autobahn

This word in other languages

autobahn(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bundesautobahn"?
"Bundesautobahn" is spelled B-U-N-D-E-S-A-U-T-O-B-A-H-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʊndəsˌʔaʊ̯tobaːn].
What does "Bundesautobahn" mean?
As a noun, "Bundesautobahn" means: Autobahn in Deutschland und Österreich
How do you pronounce "Bundesautobahn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bundesautobahn" is [ˈbʊndəsˌʔaʊ̯tobaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bundesautobahn" come from?
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Using “Bundesautobahn”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-U-N-D-E-S-A-U-T-O-B-A-H-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbʊndəsˌʔaʊ̯tobaːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list