Umfahrungsstraße

[ʊmˈfaːʁʊŋsˌʃtʁaːsə]

/[ʊmˈfaːʁʊŋsˌʃtʁaːsə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Umfahrungsstraße” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - um eine Stadt/einen Ort herumführende Straße zur Entlastung des Stadtkerns/Ortskerns vom Durchgangs-/Fernverkehr

Key facts for Umfahrungsstraße
PropertyValue
HeadwordUmfahrungsstraße
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʊmˈfaːʁʊŋsˌʃtʁaːsə]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Umfahrungsstraße” sits in German frequency

Umfahrungsstraße falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Umfahrungsstraße is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʊmˈfaːʁʊŋsˌʃtʁaːsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "um eine Stadt/einen Ort herumführende Straße zur Entlastung des Stadtkerns/Ortskerns vom Durchgangs-/Fernverkehr".

Umfahrungsstraße doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Umfahrungsstraße, spelled U-M-F-A-H-R-U-N-G-S-S-T-R-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    um eine Stadt/einen Ort herumführende Straße zur Entlastung des Stadtkerns/Ortskerns vom Durchgangs-/Fernverkehr

Synonyms

OrtsumgehungUmfahrungUmgehungUmgehungsstraße

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Umfahrungsstraße"?
"Umfahrungsstraße" is spelled U-M-F-A-H-R-U-N-G-S-S-T-R-A-SS-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊmˈfaːʁʊŋsˌʃtʁaːsə].
What does "Umfahrungsstraße" mean?
As a noun, "Umfahrungsstraße" means: um eine Stadt/einen Ort herumführende Straße zur Entlastung des Stadtkerns/Ortskerns vom Durchgangs-/Fernverkehr
How do you pronounce "Umfahrungsstraße"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Umfahrungsstraße" is [ʊmˈfaːʁʊŋsˌʃtʁaːsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Umfahrungsstraße" come from?
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Using “Umfahrungsstraße”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-M-F-A-H-R-U-N-G-S-S-T-R-A-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʊmˈfaːʁʊŋsˌʃtʁaːsə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list