Bahnfahrer

[ˈbaːnˌfaːʁɐ]

/[ˈbaːnˌfaːʁɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bahnfahrer” is uncommon German (frequency #72,186 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,186
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die die Eisenbahn als Beförderungsmittel nutzt

Corpus desk

Index DE-bahnfahrer · Bahnfahrer · German

Bahnfahrer · rank #72,186 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,186
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH badisch

Nearest frequency peer: badisch (-1 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Bahnfahrer“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Bahnfahrer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bahnfahrer
PropertyValue
HeadwordBahnfahrer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaːnˌfaːʁɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,186
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bahnfahrer“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bahnfahrerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „badisch“ (#72,185), „Baiersbronn“ (#72,187), „badger“ (#72,184). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bahnfahrer“ bei #72,186. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bahnfahrer is uncommon German at frequency #72,186 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaːnˌfaːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die die Eisenbahn als Beförderungsmittel nutzt".

No misspelling variants are generated for Bahnfahrer in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bahnfahrer, spelled B-A-H-N-F-A-H-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die die Eisenbahn als Beförderungsmittel nutzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Bahnfahrer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bahnfahrer sind in letzter Zeit häufig von Streiks betroffen.

Synonyms

Bahnreisender

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bahnfahrer"?
"Bahnfahrer" is spelled B-A-H-N-F-A-H-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaːnˌfaːʁɐ].
What does "Bahnfahrer" mean?
As a noun, "Bahnfahrer" means: Person, die die Eisenbahn als Beförderungsmittel nutzt
How do you pronounce "Bahnfahrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bahnfahrer" is [ˈbaːnˌfaːʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bahnfahrer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ausspreche#72,176aussperren#72,175Baudenkmal#72,201Baustoffen#72,202

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list