Erdumlaufbahn
[ˈeːɐ̯tʔʊmlaʊ̯fˌbaːn]
The verdict
“Erdumlaufbahn” is uncommon German (frequency #94,209 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,209
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bahnkurve, auf der ein Satellit die Erde umkreist
Corpus desk
Index DE-erdumlaufbahn · Erdumlaufbahn · German
Erdumlaufbahn · rank #94,209 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,209
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH Erbstück
Nearest frequency peer: Erbstück (-2 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Erdumlaufbahn“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- entsinnen
entsinnen
5,798 corpus weight
- erbricht
erbricht
5,795 corpus weight
- Erbstück
Erbstück
5,794 corpus weight
- Erdumlaufba…
Erdumlaufbahn
5,792 corpus weight
- Erfrischung…
Erfrischungsgetränk
5,790 corpus weight
- erfüllbar
erfüllbar
5,789 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Erdumlaufbahn“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erdumlaufbahn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeːɐ̯tʔʊmlaʊ̯fˌbaːn] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #94,209 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Erdumlaufbahn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Erdumlaufbahn is uncommon German at frequency #94,209 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯tʔʊmlaʊ̯fˌbaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bahnkurve, auf der ein Satellit die Erde umkreist".
Erdumlaufbahn has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Erdumlaufbahn, spelled E-R-D-U-M-L-A-U-F-B-A-H-N.
Definition
- 1Bahnkurve, auf der ein Satellit die Erde umkreist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Erdumlaufbahn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der erste Satellit hatte den Namen „Sputnik“ und wurde am 4. Oktober 1957 in eine Erdumlaufbahn geschossen.
Die Erdumlaufbahn der internationalen Raumstation ist in etwa 350 km Höhe.
Synonyms
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Erdumlaufbahn", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).