Raumfahrer
[ˈʁaʊ̯mˌfaːʁɐ]
The verdict
“Raumfahrer” is uncommon German (frequency #54,015 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,015
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Besatzungsmitglied eines Raumfahrzeugs im Rahmen einer Weltraummission; Teilnehmer eines Raumflugs
| 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) |
Where “Raumfahrer” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Raumfahrer is uncommon German at frequency #54,015 among 42,116 “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
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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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Using “Raumfahrer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-A-U-M-F-A-H-R-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁaʊ̯mˌfaːʁɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.