runway

[ˈɹʌnweɪ]

/[ˈɹʌnweɪ]/ noun

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The verdict

“runway” is uncommon German (frequency #90,830 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,830
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Startbahn, Landebahn

Corpus desk

Index DE-runway · runway · German

runway · rank #90,830 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,830
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Römhild

Nearest frequency peer: Römhild (+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 „runway“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for runway
PropertyValue
Headwordrunway
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɹʌnweɪ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,830
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „runway“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).runwayfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Römhild“ (#90,831), „Ruheraum“ (#90,828), „Roser“ (#90,827). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „runway“ bei #90,830. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

runway is uncommon German at frequency #90,830 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɹʌnweɪ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for runway in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is runway, spelled R-U-N-W-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Startbahn, Landebahn
  2. 2
    Laufsteg

Synonyms

catwalk

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 "runway"?
"runway" is spelled R-U-N-W-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɹʌnweɪ].
What does "runway" mean?
As a noun, "runway" means: Startbahn, Landebahn
How do you pronounce "runway"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "runway" is [ˈɹʌnweɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "runway" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rohres#90,822rissig#90,818render#90,806reigns#90,800

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list