Einbahn
[ˈaɪ̯nˌbaːn]
The verdict
“Einbahn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Straße, welche nur in eine Richtung befahren werden darf
Corpus desk
Index DE-einbahn · Einbahn · German
Einbahn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | Einbahn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌbaːn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Einbahn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Einbahn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌbaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Straße, welche nur in eine Richtung befahren werden darf".
No misspelling variants are generated for Einbahn in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Einbahn, spelled E-I-N-B-A-H-N.
Definition
- 1Straße, welche nur in eine Richtung befahren werden darf
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Einbahn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich bin in der falschen Richtung in eine Einbahn eingebogen.
„Gegen die Einbahn zu fahren ist knapp jedem Dritten (32 Prozent) schon passiert.“
Synonyms
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.