Milchstraße
[ˈmɪlçˌʃtʁaːsə]
The verdict
“Milchstraße” 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) - die Galaxie, in der unser Sonnensystem liegt
Corpus desk
Index DE-milchstra-e · Milchstraße · German
Milchstraße · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | Milchstraße |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɪlçˌʃtʁaːsə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Milchstraße“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Milchstraße is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɪlçˌʃtʁaːsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Milchstraße, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Milchstraße, spelled M-I-L-C-H-S-T-R-A-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1die Galaxie, in der unser Sonnensystem liegt
- 2milchiges Band am Nachthimmel, unsere Sicht auf die Galaxis
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Milchstraße appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Milchstraße umfasst etwa 100 Milliarden Sterne.
„Zu sagen, der Mensch erobere jetzt den Weltraum, ist nichts als eine Illusion. Mit der Geschwindigkeit von 40000 km/Std., die unsere »Raumschiffe« zwischen Erde und Mond derzeit erreichen, würde eine Reise zum rund 4 Lichtjahre entfernten sonnennächsten Fixstern über 100000 Jahre dauern. Die Zeit, die erforderlich ist, um mit dieser Geschwindigkeit dasje…
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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.