die Autobahn

A1 Noun frequency rank #1,958

What Autobahn means

Noun

motorway, freeway (controlled-access highway)

Forms

die Autobahn · die Autobahnen

Plural: Autobahnen

Pronunciation

Autobahn in a sentence

Ich geriet auf der Autobahn in einen Stau.

I got caught in a traffic jam on the expressway.

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Autobahn is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #1,958 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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