Bahncard
[ˈbaːnˌkaːɐ̯t]
The verdict
“Bahncard” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,533. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,533
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - käuflich zu erwerbende Rabattkarte der Deutschen Bahn AG, die mit einem Passbild des Kunden versehen wird und dazu berechtigt, bestimmte Fahrkarten zu einem vergünstigten Preis zu erwerben
Corpus desk
Index DE-bahncard · Bahncard · German
Bahncard · rank #34,533 · 13 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #34,533
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 72,680
- PHOTO-FINISH Auswahlverfah…
Nearest frequency peer: Auswahlverfahren (-3 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Bahncard”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- ausräumen
ausräumen
65,473 corpus weight
- Auswahlverf…
Auswahlverfahren
65,471 corpus weight
- Bahncard
Bahncard
65,468 corpus weight
- bates
bates
65,465 corpus weight
- baulich
baulich
65,464 corpus weight
- begangenen
begangenen
65,463 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Bahncard” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bahncard |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbaːnˌkaːɐ̯t] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #34,533 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bahncard” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Bahncard (IPA [ˈbaːnˌkaːɐ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,533 among 72,680 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "käuflich zu erwerbende Rabattkarte der Deutschen Bahn AG, die mit einem Passbild des Kunden versehen wird und dazu berechtigt, bestimmte Fahrkarten zu einem vergünstigten Preis zu erwerben".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bahncard, with forms such as "abhncard", "bahcnard", and "bahhncard". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Bahncard, spelled B-A-H-N-C-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1käuflich zu erwerbende Rabattkarte der Deutschen Bahn AG, die mit einem Passbild des Kunden versehen wird und dazu berechtigt, bestimmte Fahrkarten zu einem vergünstigten Preis zu erwerben
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- abhncard
- bahcnard
- bahhncard
- bahnacrd
- bahncadr
- bahncardd
- bahncarrd
- bahnccard
- bahncrad
- bahnncard
- banhcard
- bbahncard
- bhancard
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bahncard - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bahncard", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
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.