Fahrstunde

[ˈfaːɐ̯ˌʃtʊndə]

/[ˈfaːɐ̯ˌʃtʊndə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fahrstunde” is uncommon German (frequency #70,242 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,242
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stunde, in der man offiziell unter Aufsicht des Fahrlehrers ein Auto gelenkt hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-fahrstunde · Fahrstunde · German

Fahrstunde · rank #70,242 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,242
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fallbeispiele

Nearest frequency peer: Fallbeispiele (+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 „Fahrstunde“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fahrstunde
PropertyValue
HeadwordFahrstunde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaːɐ̯ˌʃtʊndə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,242
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fahrstunde“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Fahrstundefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fallbeispiele“ (#70,243), „Falschheit“ (#70,244), „Fahnenstange“ (#70,239). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fahrstunde“ bei #70,242. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fahrstunde is uncommon German at frequency #70,242 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaːɐ̯ˌʃtʊndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Fahrstunde in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Fahrstunde, spelled F-A-H-R-S-T-U-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stunde, in der man offiziell unter Aufsicht des Fahrlehrers ein Auto gelenkt hat
  2. 2
    60 Minuten, die man mit einem Fahrzeug unterwegs ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wie viele Fahrstunden braucht man, bis man die Prüfung machen kann?
  2. Das Ausflugsziel liegt zwei Fahrstunden vom Stadtkern entfernt.

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 "Fahrstunde"?
"Fahrstunde" is spelled F-A-H-R-S-T-U-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaːɐ̯ˌʃtʊndə].
What does "Fahrstunde" mean?
As a noun, "Fahrstunde" means: Stunde, in der man offiziell unter Aufsicht des Fahrlehrers ein Auto gelenkt hat
How do you pronounce "Fahrstunde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fahrstunde" is [ˈfaːɐ̯ˌʃtʊndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fahrstunde" come from?
"Fahrstunde" 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 "Fahrstunde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Falschheit#70,244exponierte#70,236fiktionale#70,257erworbenes#70,224

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list