Fahrverboten
[ˈfaːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌboːtn̩]
The verdict
“Fahrverboten” is uncommon German (frequency #90,228 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,228
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fahrverbot
Corpus desk
Index DE-fahrverboten · Fahrverboten · German
Fahrverboten · rank #90,228 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,228
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 45,736
- PHOTO-FINISH Fahrradfahrern
Nearest frequency peer: Fahrradfahrern (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Fahrverboten”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- examinierte
examinierte
9,778 corpus weight
- extremste
extremste
9,777 corpus weight
- Fahrradfahr…
Fahrradfahrern
9,774 corpus weight
- Fahrverboten
Fahrverboten
9,773 corpus weight
- farbenblind
farbenblind
9,771 corpus weight
- Fassbomben
Fassbomben
9,770 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Fahrverboten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fahrverboten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfaːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌboːtn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #90,228 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fahrverboten” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Fahrverboten is uncommon German at frequency #90,228 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌboːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fahrverbot".
No misspelling variants are generated for Fahrverboten in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Fahrverboten, spelled F-A-H-R-V-E-R-B-O-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Plural des Substantivs 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fahrverboten", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.