Fahrbahn
German, noun[ˈfaːɐ̯ˌbaːn]
Fahrbahn is spelled F-A-H-R-B-A-H-N (8 letters) and appears 6.9 times per million words in written German, the 9,526th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fahrbahn is a German feminine noun meaning “lane (of traffic in a road)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “befestigte Oberseite, Fahrfläche einer Straße”.
What does Fahrbahn mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelane (of traffic in a road)
- 2
feminineroadway, carriageway
- 3
femininerunway
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. befestigte Oberseite, Fahrfläche einer Straße 2. Fahrfläche auf Jahrmärkten, Volksfesten, Vergnügungsparks und ähnliches, auf der Autoskooter fahren
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Fahrbahn
- Fahrbahnen plural
- Fahrb. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fahrbahn?
- [ˈfaːɐ̯ˌbaːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fahrbahn
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fahrbahn in German?
Fahrbahn appears 6.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).