Milky Way
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The verdict
“Milky Way” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Galaxie, in der unser Sonnensystem liegt
Corpus desk
Index DE-milky-way · Milky Way · German
Milky Way · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Milky Way |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Milky Way“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Milky Way is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Milky Way in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Milky Way, spelled M-I-L-K-Y- -W-A-Y.
Definition
- 1Galaxie, in der unser Sonnensystem liegt
- 2milchiges Band am Nachthimmel, unsere Sicht auf die Galaxis
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Milky Way appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It looks as if the Milky Way and its nearest neighbours make up one of the rarest configurations in the local Universe.
After the sky got dark enough, the Milky Way became visible.
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.