Bahnpostwagen
[ˈbaːnpɔstˌvaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“Bahnpostwagen” 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 September 3, 2026) - Wagen der Eisenbahn für die Bahnpost
Corpus desk
Index DE-bahnpostwagen · Bahnpostwagen · German
Bahnpostwagen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Bahnpostwagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbaːnpɔstˌvaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bahnpostwagen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bahnpostwagen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaːnpɔstˌvaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wagen der Eisenbahn für die Bahnpost".
No misspelling variants are generated for Bahnpostwagen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented 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 Bahnpostwagen, spelled B-A-H-N-P-O-S-T-W-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Wagen der Eisenbahn für die Bahnpost
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bahnpostwagen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Für den Dienst als »Bahnposten« wurden Mitarbeiter speziell geschult, um nicht nur einen reibungslosen Ablauf beim Be- und Entladen der Bahnpostwagen zu gewährleisten, sondern auch auf alle Eventualitäten gefasst zu sein.“
„Daneben mussten aber auch der am Bahnpostwagen angebrachte Briefkasten geleert und die ihm entnommenen Briefe und Karten mit dem Bahnpoststempel bedruckt werden.“
This word in other languages
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.