Fußweg
[ˈfuːsˌveːk]
The verdict
“Fußweg” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (durch eine Markierung ausgewiesener) Weg, der von Fußgängern und Fußgängerinnen benutzt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-fu-weg · Fußweg · German
Fußweg · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fußweg |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfuːsˌveːk] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fußweg“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fußweg is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfuːsˌveːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Fußweg 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 entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Fußweg, spelled F-U-S-S-W-E-G.
Definition
- 1(durch eine Markierung ausgewiesener) Weg, der von Fußgängern und Fußgängerinnen benutzt wird
- 2(durch eine Bordsteinkante von der Fahrbahn abgegrenzter, erhöhter) Weg für Fußgänger und Fußgängerinnen, der entlang einer Straße führt
- 3Wegstrecke, die zu Fuß zurückgelegt werden kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fußweg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Fahrer schritt voraus auf einem in den Schnee gestapften Fußweg.“
„Dahinter führt ein Fußweg nach rechts ab, auf dem bist du in zehn Minuten am Wasser.“
Synonyms
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.