Fahrbahnrand

[ˈfaːɐ̯baːnˌʁant]

/[ˈfaːɐ̯baːnˌʁant]/ noun

The verdict

“Fahrbahnrand” is uncommon German (frequency #63,295 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,295
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seitlicher Rand einer Straße oder eines Radweges

Corpus desk

Index DE-fahrbahnrand · Fahrbahnrand · German

Fahrbahnrand · rank #63,295 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,295
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fachärztin

Nearest frequency peer: Fachärztin (-1 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 „Fahrbahnrand“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Fahrbahnrand“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fahrbahnrand
PropertyValue
HeadwordFahrbahnrand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaːɐ̯baːnˌʁant]
Letters12
Frequency rank#63,295
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fahrbahnrand“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Fahrbahnrandfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fachärztin“ (#63,294), „Familientag“ (#63,296), „Fachartikel“ (#63,293). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fahrbahnrand“ bei #63,295. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fahrbahnrand is uncommon German at frequency #63,295 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaːɐ̯baːnˌʁant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "seitlicher Rand einer Straße oder eines Radweges".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Fahrbahnrand, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Fahrbahnrand, spelled F-A-H-R-B-A-H-N-R-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    seitlicher Rand einer Straße oder eines Radweges

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Fahrbahnrand appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Autofahrer bilden für Rettungsfahrzeuge eine Rettungsgasse, indem sie auf der linken Fahrspur an den linken Fahrbahnrand und der rechten Fahrspur an den rechten Fahrbahnrand fahren.
  2. „England hebt sich etwas von den anderen europäischen Ländern ab: Einfache oder doppelte Linien am Fahrbahnrand oder auch in der Mitte bestimmen das Parkverbot.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

FahrbahnmitteStraßenmitte

This word in other languages

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 "Fahrbahnrand"?
"Fahrbahnrand" is spelled F-A-H-R-B-A-H-N-R-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaːɐ̯baːnˌʁant].
What does "Fahrbahnrand" mean?
As a noun, "Fahrbahnrand" means: seitlicher Rand einer Straße oder eines Radweges
How do you pronounce "Fahrbahnrand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fahrbahnrand" is [ˈfaːɐ̯baːnˌʁant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fahrbahnrand" come from?
"Fahrbahnrand" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fahrbahnrand", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list