Verkehrssprache
German, noun[fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯sˌʃpʁaːχə]
Verkehrssprache is spelled V-E-R-K-E-H-R-S-S-P-R-A-C-H-E (15 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 132,783rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verkehrssprache is a German feminine noun meaning “lingua franca” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in frühneuhochdeutscher Zeit die gesprochene Umgangssprache”.
What does Verkehrssprache mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelingua franca
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. in frühneuhochdeutscher Zeit die gesprochene Umgangssprache 2. Sprache, die der Verständigung zwischen Sprechern verschiedener Muttersprachen dient
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 Verkehrssprache
- Verkehrssprachen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verkehrssprache?
- [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯sˌʃpʁaːχə]
- [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯sˌʃpʁaːxə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Verkehrssprache in German?
Verkehrssprache appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).