Passerelle
[pasəˈʁɛlə]
The verdict
“Passerelle” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Übergang für Fußgänger
Corpus desk
Index DE-passerelle · Passerelle · German
Passerelle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | Passerelle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pasəˈʁɛlə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Passerelle“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Passerelle is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pasəˈʁɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Übergang für Fußgänger".
Passerelle doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Passerelle, spelled P-A-S-S-E-R-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Übergang für Fußgänger
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Passerelle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Man sah auf einen flachen Bau hinunter, der mit dem Hauptgebäude durch eine Passerelle verbunden war.“
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.