Verkehrswende
German, noun/fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯sˌvɛndə/
Verkehrswende is spelled V-E-R-K-E-H-R-S-W-E-N-D-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 66,083rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verkehrswende is a German feminine noun meaning “mobility transition, the transition of traffic and mobility to sustainable transport generated with renewable energy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “grundlegende Umstellung der Straßen-, Flug-, Schiffs- und Schienenverkehre so, dass diese (nahezu)…”.
What does Verkehrswende mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemobility transition, the transition of traffic and mobility to sustainable transport generated with renewable energy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. grundlegende Umstellung der Straßen-, Flug-, Schiffs- und Schienenverkehre so, dass diese (nahezu) emissionsfrei werden
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 Verkehrswende
- Verkehrswenden plural uncommon
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verkehrswende?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯sˌvɛndə/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯sˌvɛndə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Verkehrswende in German?
Verkehrswende appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).