U-Bahn
[ˈuːˌbaːn]
The verdict
“U-Bahn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Untergrundbahn, (meist) unter der Erdoberfläche geführte Nahverkehrslinie, Eisenbahn
Corpus desk
Index DE-u-bahn · U-Bahn · German
U-Bahn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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 | U-Bahn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈuːˌbaːn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „U-Bahn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
U-Bahn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈuːˌbaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for U-Bahn in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is U-Bahn, spelled U---B-A-H-N.
Definition
- 1Untergrundbahn, (meist) unter der Erdoberfläche geführte Nahverkehrslinie, Eisenbahn
- 2U-Bahn-Wagen, U-Bahn-Zug, also das Fahrzeug für [1]
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how U-Bahn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Können Sie mir sagen, wo die U-Bahn fährt?
„Datum und Stunde sollen exakt sein, weil sie in der Geschichte der U-Bahnen eine lehrreiche Rolle spielen.“
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.