Verkehrsinsel
German, noun/fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯sˌʔɪnzl̩/
Verkehrsinsel is spelled V-E-R-K-E-H-R-S-I-N-S-E-L (13 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 104,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verkehrsinsel is a German feminine noun meaning “traffic island” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in der Fahrbahn liegende, erhöhte und durch Bordsteine abgegrenzte Fläche, die in der Regel nicht befahren…”.
What does Verkehrsinsel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetraffic island
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. in der Fahrbahn liegende, erhöhte und durch Bordsteine abgegrenzte Fläche, die in der Regel nicht befahren werden darf
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 Verkehrsinsel
- Verkehrsinseln plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verkehrsinsel?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯sˌʔɪnzl̩/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯sˌʔɪnzl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Verkehrsinsel in German?
Verkehrsinsel appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).