Raumfahrzeug
[ˈʁaʊ̯mfaːɐ̯ˌt͡sɔɪ̯k]
The verdict
“Raumfahrzeug” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fahrzeug, das im Weltall Menschen und Güter transportieren kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-raumfahrzeug · Raumfahrzeug · German
Raumfahrzeug · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | Raumfahrzeug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaʊ̯mfaːɐ̯ˌt͡sɔɪ̯k] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Raumfahrzeug“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Raumfahrzeug is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaʊ̯mfaːɐ̯ˌt͡sɔɪ̯k]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fahrzeug, das im Weltall Menschen und Güter transportieren kann".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Raumfahrzeug, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Raumfahrzeug, spelled R-A-U-M-F-A-H-R-Z-E-U-G.
Definition
- 1Fahrzeug, das im Weltall Menschen und Güter transportieren kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Raumfahrzeug appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„An diesem neuen Wettlauf ins Weltall sind derzeit noch drei Firmen beteiligt - SpaceX, Boeing und Sierra Nevada Corp., deren Entwicklungsarbeit für bemannte Raumfahrzeuge mit jeweils mehreren hundert Millionen Dollar unterstützt wird.“
„Geplant ist eine Art riesiger Beutel, den das Raumfahrzeug einem vorüber ziehenden Asteroiden überstülpt.“
Synonyms
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.