Querung

[ˈkveːʁʊŋ]

/[ˈkveːʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Querung” is uncommon German (frequency #61,851 among 3,618 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,851
frequency rank, German
3,618
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fortbewegung/Weg quer durch/über ein Gebiet

Key facts for Querung
PropertyValue
HeadwordQuerung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkveːʁʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,851
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Querung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Querung lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Querung is uncommon German at frequency #61,851 among 3,618 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkveːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fortbewegung/Weg quer durch/über ein Gebiet".

Querung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Querung, spelled Q-U-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fortbewegung/Weg quer durch/über ein Gebiet

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Querung"?
"Querung" is spelled Q-U-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkveːʁʊŋ].
What does "Querung" mean?
As a noun, "Querung" means: Fortbewegung/Weg quer durch/über ein Gebiet
How do you pronounce "Querung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Querung" is [ˈkveːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Querung" come from?
"Querung" 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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Using “Querung”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Q-U-E-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkveːʁʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list