Fahrverbot

Name: Fahrverbot, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈfaːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌboːt]

/[ˈfaːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌboːt]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Fahrverbot” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,928. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,928
frequency rank, German: 3,474
“F” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verbot für eine einzelne Person, ein Kraftfahrzeug im öffentlichen Straßenverkehr zu führen (beispielsweise wegen Alkoholkonsum, einem schweren Unfall oder erheblichen Geschwindigkeitsübertretungen...

Corpus desk

Index DE-fahrverbot · Fahrverbot · German

Fahrverbot · rank #23,928 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #23,928
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-MID 3,474
PHOTO-FINISH extras

Nearest frequency peer: extras (-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.

Erz

76,077
externer

76,075
extras

76,074
Fahrverbot

76,073
Fallout

76,072
Feuerzeug

76,070

What this shows „Fahrverbot“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Fahrverbot vs Fahrverbote

91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Fahrverbot
Property	Value
Headword	Fahrverbot
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈfaːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌboːt]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#23,928
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Fahrverbot“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Fahrverbotliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#23,928

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „extras“ (#23,927), „Fallout“ (#23,929), „externer“ (#23,926). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fahrverbot“ bei #23,928. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Fahrverbot (IPA [ˈfaːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌboːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,928 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fahrverbot, with forms such as "afhrverbot", "fahhrverbot", and "fahrevrbot". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Fahrverbote", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Fahrverbot, spelled F-A-H-R-V-E-R-B-O-T.

Definition

1
Verbot für eine einzelne Person, ein Kraftfahrzeug im öffentlichen Straßenverkehr zu führen (beispielsweise wegen Alkoholkonsum, einem schweren Unfall oder erheblichen Geschwindigkeitsübertretungen). Es wird in der Regel von einem Gericht verhängt
2
Verbot für alle oder einer Gruppe von Verkehrsteilnehmern, bestimmte Straßen oder Zonen, meist in Innenstädten, oder zu bestimmten Zeiten zu befahren. Es wird in der Regel von einer Verwaltungsbehörde verhängt.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Weil er einen schweren Verkehrsverstoß begangen hatte, erhielt er ein dreimonatiges Fahrverbot.
Ihm droht ein Fahrverbot, die Polizei hat ihn angetrunken am Steuer erwischt.

This word in other languages

prohibition(English)rodízio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

afhrverbot
fahhrverbot
fahrevrbot
fahrrverbot
fahrvebrot
fahrverbbot
fahrverbott
fahrverbto
fahrverobt
fahrverrbot
fahrvrebot
fahrvverbot
fahvrerbot
farhverbot
ffahrverbot
fharverbot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fahrverbot - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Fahrverbot"

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 "Fahrverbot"?

"Fahrverbot" is spelled F-A-H-R-V-E-R-B-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌboːt].

What does "Fahrverbot" mean?

As a noun, "Fahrverbot" means: Verbot für eine einzelne Person, ein Kraftfahrzeug im öffentlichen Straßenverkehr zu führen (beispielsweise wegen Alkoholkonsum, einem schweren Unfall oder erheblichen Geschwindigkeitsübertretungen...

What words are commonly confused with "Fahrverbot"?

"Fahrverbot" is commonly confused with "Fahrverbote". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Fahrverbot"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fahrverbot" is [ˈfaːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌboːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Fahrverbot" come from?

"Fahrverbot" 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 "Fahrverbot", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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