Raumfahrer
[ˈʁaʊ̯mˌfaːʁɐ]
The verdict
“Raumfahrer” is uncommon German (frequency #54,015 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,015
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Besatzungsmitglied eines Raumfahrzeugs im Rahmen einer Weltraummission; Teilnehmer eines Raumflugs
Corpus desk
Index DE-raumfahrer · Raumfahrer · German
Raumfahrer · rank #54,015 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,015
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH Ratsherren
Nearest frequency peer: Ratsherren (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Raumfahrer“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Ranke
Ranke
45,989 corpus weight
- rares
rares
45,988 corpus weight
- Ratsherren
Ratsherren
45,987 corpus weight
- Raumfahrer
Raumfahrer
45,986 corpus weight
- rechtsradik…
rechtsradikal
45,985 corpus weight
- Redundanz
Redundanz
45,984 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Raumfahrer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Raumfahrer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaʊ̯mˌfaːʁɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #54,015 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Raumfahrer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Raumfahrer is uncommon German at frequency #54,015 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaʊ̯mˌfaːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Besatzungsmitglied eines Raumfahrzeugs im Rahmen einer Weltraummission; Teilnehmer eines Raumflugs".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Raumfahrer in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Raumfahrer, spelled R-A-U-M-F-A-H-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Besatzungsmitglied eines Raumfahrzeugs im Rahmen einer Weltraummission; Teilnehmer eines Raumflugs
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Raumfahrer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Jahr 1961 startete der erste Raumfahrer Yuri Gagarin ins All.
„Und welche Strategien und Gegenmaßnahmen hält die Weltraummedizin bereit, um die Gesundheit von Raumfahrern bei Reisen zum Mars bestmöglich zu schützen?“
Synonyms
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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.
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