Weltraum
German, noun/ˈvɛltˌʁaʊ̯m/
Weltraum is spelled W-E-L-T-R-A-U-M (8 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written German, the 11,837th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Weltraum is a German masculine noun meaning “space (area beyond the atmosphere of planets)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Raum außerhalb der Erdatmosphäre”.
What does Weltraum mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinespace (area beyond the atmosphere of planets)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Raum außerhalb der Erdatmosphäre
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 Weltraum
- Weltraumes genitive
- Weltraums genitive
- Weltraume dative singular
- Weltenraum alternative dated
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Weltraum?
- /ˈvɛltˌʁaʊ̯m/
- [ˈvɛltˌʁaʊ̯m]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Weltraum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Weltraum in German?
Weltraum appears 5.2 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).