Talfahrer
[ˈtaːlˌfaːʁɐ]
The verdict
“Talfahrer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schiff, das flussabwärts fährt, sich auf Talfahrt befindet
Corpus desk
Index DE-talfahrer · Talfahrer · German
Talfahrer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | Talfahrer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtaːlˌfaːʁɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Talfahrer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Talfahrer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaːlˌfaːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Talfahrer has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Talfahrer, spelled T-A-L-F-A-H-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Schiff, das flussabwärts fährt, sich auf Talfahrt befindet
- 2Person, die sich mit einem Fahrzeug zu Tal bewegt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Talfahrer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„William war empört über das Verhalten seines ausländischen Kollegen, der als Bergfahrer die Regel nicht beachtet hatte, dem schnellen Talfahrer mit einer blauen Flagge den freien Weg anzuzeigen.“
Antonyms
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.