Umlaufbahn
German, noun/ˈʔʊmlaʊ̯fˌbaːn/
Umlaufbahn is spelled U-M-L-A-U-F-B-A-H-N (10 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written German, the 30,497th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Umlaufbahn is a German feminine noun meaning “orbit (of a planet or satellite)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Bahn, den ein Körper beschreibt, der um einen anderen kreist”.
What does Umlaufbahn mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineorbit (of a planet or satellite)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Bahn, den ein Körper beschreibt, der um einen anderen kreist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Umlaufbahn
- Umlaufbahnen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Umlaufbahn?
- /ˈʔʊmlaʊ̯fˌbaːn/
- [ˈʊmlaʊ̯fˌbaːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Umlaufbahn
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Umlaufbahn in German?
Umlaufbahn appears 1.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).