Weltraumfähre

[ˈvɛltʁaʊ̯mˌfɛːʁə]

/[ˈvɛltʁaʊ̯mˌfɛːʁə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Weltraumfähre” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - wiederverwendbares Raumfahrzeug für die bemannte Raumfahrt in erdnaher Umlaufbahn

Key facts for Weltraumfähre
PropertyValue
HeadwordWeltraumfähre
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛltʁaʊ̯mˌfɛːʁə]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Weltraumfähre” sits in German frequency

Weltraumfähre falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Weltraumfähre is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛltʁaʊ̯mˌfɛːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wiederverwendbares Raumfahrzeug für die bemannte Raumfahrt in erdnaher Umlaufbahn".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Weltraumfähre, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Weltraumfähre, spelled W-E-L-T-R-A-U-M-F-Ä-H-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    wiederverwendbares Raumfahrzeug für die bemannte Raumfahrt in erdnaher Umlaufbahn

Synonyms

Raumfähre

This word in other languages

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Weltraumfähre"?
"Weltraumfähre" is spelled W-E-L-T-R-A-U-M-F-Ä-H-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛltʁaʊ̯mˌfɛːʁə].
What does "Weltraumfähre" mean?
As a noun, "Weltraumfähre" means: wiederverwendbares Raumfahrzeug für die bemannte Raumfahrt in erdnaher Umlaufbahn
How do you pronounce "Weltraumfähre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Weltraumfähre" is [ˈvɛltʁaʊ̯mˌfɛːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Weltraumfähre" come from?
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Using “Weltraumfähre”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-E-L-T-R-A-U-M-F-Ä-H-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvɛltʁaʊ̯mˌfɛːʁə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list