Fußgängerin

[ˈfuːsˌɡɛŋəʁɪn]

/[ˈfuːsˌɡɛŋəʁɪn]/ noun

The verdict

“Fußgängerin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die zu Fuß unterwegs ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-fu-gangerin · Fußgängerin · German

Fußgängerin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Fußgängerin
PropertyValue
HeadwordFußgängerin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfuːsˌɡɛŋəʁɪn]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fußgängerin“ im Deutschen

Fußgängerinsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fußgängerin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfuːsˌɡɛŋəʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die zu Fuß unterwegs ist".

Fußgängerin has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Fußgängerin, spelled F-U-S-S-G-Ä-N-G-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die zu Fuß unterwegs ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Fußgängerin lief die Straße bis zur Kreuzung entlang.
  2. „Die Fahrerin hätte jedoch auf Grund des außergewöhnlichen Verhaltens der Fußgängerin ihre Geschwindigkeit reduzieren und bremsbereit sein müssen.“

Antonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fußgängerin"?
"Fußgängerin" is spelled F-U-SS-G-Ä-N-G-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfuːsˌɡɛŋəʁɪn].
What does "Fußgängerin" mean?
As a noun, "Fußgängerin" means: weibliche Person, die zu Fuß unterwegs ist
How do you pronounce "Fußgängerin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fußgängerin" is [ˈfuːsˌɡɛŋəʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fußgängerin" come from?
"Fußgängerin" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list