Bahnhofsvorsteher
[ˈbaːnhoːfsˌfoːɐ̯ʃteːɐ]
The verdict
“Bahnhofsvorsteher” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beamter, der einen Bahnhof leitet
Corpus desk
Index DE-bahnhofsvorsteher · Bahnhofsvorsteher · German
Bahnhofsvorsteher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bahnhofsvorsteher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbaːnhoːfsˌfoːɐ̯ʃteːɐ] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bahnhofsvorsteher“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bahnhofsvorsteher is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaːnhoːfsˌfoːɐ̯ʃteːɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Beamter, der einen Bahnhof leitet".
Zero misspellings are on record for Bahnhofsvorsteher in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Bahnhofsvorsteher, spelled B-A-H-N-H-O-F-S-V-O-R-S-T-E-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Beamter, der einen Bahnhof leitet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bahnhofsvorsteher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Bahnhofsvorsteher überprüfte das Kassenbuch der Personenkasse.
„Es dauerte gar nicht lange, da kam Papa mit zwei Fahrrädern zurück, und er sagte, er habe die Fahrräder von dem Bahnhofsvorsteher von Bullay geliehen bekommen.“
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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.