Stadtbus

[ˈʃtatˌbʊs]

/[ˈʃtatˌbʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stadtbus” is uncommon German (frequency #60,100 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,100
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nahverkehrslinie/Nahverkehrssystem des innerstädtischen Verkehrs

Corpus desk

Index DE-stadtbus · Stadtbus · German

Stadtbus · rank #60,100 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,100
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stadtbaumeist…

Nearest frequency peer: Stadtbaumeister (-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 „Stadtbus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stadtbus
PropertyValue
HeadwordStadtbus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtatˌbʊs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,100
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stadtbus“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Stadtbusfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Stadtbaumeister“ (#60,099), „Stadttor“ (#60,101), „spätmittelalterlichen“ (#60,098). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stadtbus“ bei #60,100. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stadtbus is uncommon German at frequency #60,100 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtatˌbʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Stadtbus has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Stadtbus, spelled S-T-A-D-T-B-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nahverkehrslinie/Nahverkehrssystem des innerstädtischen Verkehrs
  2. 2
    öffentliches Verkehrsmittel, Fahrzeug für [1]

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Zentrum wird von einem Stadtbus bedient.
  2. Weißt du, wann der nächste Stadtbus kommt?

Synonyms

StadtbuslinieStadtbusnetzStadtlinienbus

Antonyms

RegionalbusFernbuslinieÜberlandbusOrtsbusAutoEisenbahn

This word in other languages

City bus(English)

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 "Stadtbus"?
"Stadtbus" is spelled S-T-A-D-T-B-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtatˌbʊs].
What does "Stadtbus" mean?
As a noun, "Stadtbus" means: Nahverkehrslinie/Nahverkehrssystem des innerstädtischen Verkehrs
How do you pronounce "Stadtbus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stadtbus" is [ˈʃtatˌbʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stadtbus" come from?
"Stadtbus" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Stadttor#60,101spritzig#60,096sterilen#60,105Stockton#60,112

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list