Rollbahn

[ˈʁɔlˌbaːn]

/[ˈʁɔlˌbaːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Rollbahn” is uncommon German (frequency #92,151 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,151
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Flugzeugen befahrbarer Weg, der das Vorfeld eines Flugplatzes mit den Start- und Landebahnen verbindet

Corpus desk

Index DE-rollbahn · Rollbahn · German

Rollbahn · rank #92,151 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,151
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rona

Nearest frequency peer: Rona (+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 „Rollbahn“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rollbahn“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rollbahn
PropertyValue
HeadwordRollbahn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɔlˌbaːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,151
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rollbahn“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Rollbahnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rona“ (#92,152), „Rogen“ (#92,149), „Rodelbahn“ (#92,148). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rollbahn“ bei #92,151. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rollbahn is uncommon German at frequency #92,151 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɔlˌbaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von Flugzeugen befahrbarer Weg, der das Vorfeld eines Flugplatzes mit den Start- und Landebahnen verbindet".

Zero misspellings are on record for Rollbahn in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Rollbahn, spelled R-O-L-L-B-A-H-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    von Flugzeugen befahrbarer Weg, der das Vorfeld eines Flugplatzes mit den Start- und Landebahnen verbindet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Rollbahn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Experten sollen nun klären, wie es zu dem Kontakt kommen konnte. Dafür sei ein Teil der Rollbahn gesperrt worden, berichtete der Sender RTE.“
  2. „Über einen Zufahrtsweg, der ausschließlich für Luftfahrtpersonal gedacht ist, lotste der Dienst die Fahrer bis auf eine Rollbahn, den "Taxiway Bravo".“

Synonyms

TaxiwayRollweg

This word in other languages

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 "Rollbahn"?
"Rollbahn" is spelled R-O-L-L-B-A-H-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɔlˌbaːn].
What does "Rollbahn" mean?
As a noun, "Rollbahn" means: von Flugzeugen befahrbarer Weg, der das Vorfeld eines Flugplatzes mit den Start- und Landebahnen verbindet
How do you pronounce "Rollbahn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rollbahn" is [ˈʁɔlˌbaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rollbahn" come from?
"Rollbahn" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rollbahn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list