Fahrradkette

[ˈfaːɐ̯ʁaːtˌkɛtə]

/[ˈfaːɐ̯ʁaːtˌkɛtə]/ noun

The verdict

“Fahrradkette” is uncommon German (frequency #80,336 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,336
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bauteil eines Fahrrads, das beim Treten der Pedale die Kraft auf das Hinterrad überträgt

Corpus desk

Index DE-fahrradkette · Fahrradkette · German

Fahrradkette · rank #80,336 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,336
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fahrgemeinsch…

Nearest frequency peer: Fahrgemeinschaft (-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 „Fahrradkette“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fahrradkette
PropertyValue
HeadwordFahrradkette
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaːɐ̯ʁaːtˌkɛtə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#80,336
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fahrradkette“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Fahrradkettefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fahrgemeinschaft“ (#80,335), „faken“ (#80,337), „fachsimpeln“ (#80,334). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fahrradkette“ bei #80,336. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fahrradkette is uncommon German at frequency #80,336 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaːɐ̯ʁaːtˌkɛtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bauteil eines Fahrrads, das beim Treten der Pedale die Kraft auf das Hinterrad überträgt".

Fahrradkette has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Fahrradkette, spelled F-A-H-R-R-A-D-K-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bauteil eines Fahrrads, das beim Treten der Pedale die Kraft auf das Hinterrad überträgt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Bei der Kettenschaltung wird die Fahrradkette über verschiedene Kettenblätter einerseits am Tretlager und andererseits am Ritzel des Hinterrads geführt.“

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 "Fahrradkette"?
"Fahrradkette" is spelled F-A-H-R-R-A-D-K-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaːɐ̯ʁaːtˌkɛtə].
What does "Fahrradkette" mean?
As a noun, "Fahrradkette" means: Bauteil eines Fahrrads, das beim Treten der Pedale die Kraft auf das Hinterrad überträgt
How do you pronounce "Fahrradkette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fahrradkette" is [ˈfaːɐ̯ʁaːtˌkɛtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fahrradkette" come from?
"Fahrradkette" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fahrradkette", 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