Bahnstreik

[ˈbaːnˌʃtʁaɪ̯k]

/[ˈbaːnˌʃtʁaɪ̯k]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bahnstreik” is uncommon German (frequency #70,056 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,056
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Streik von Angehörigen einer Gewerkschaft der Bahn

Corpus desk

Index DE-bahnstreik · Bahnstreik · German

Bahnstreik · rank #70,056 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,056
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bankenrettung

Nearest frequency peer: Bankenrettung (+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 „Bahnstreik“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bahnstreik
PropertyValue
HeadwordBahnstreik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaːnˌʃtʁaɪ̯k]
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,056
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bahnstreik“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Bahnstreikfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bankenrettung“ (#70,057), „Badeseen“ (#70,054), „Bankensektor“ (#70,058). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bahnstreik“ bei #70,056. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bahnstreik is uncommon German at frequency #70,056 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaːnˌʃtʁaɪ̯k]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Streik von Angehörigen einer Gewerkschaft der Bahn".

Zero misspellings are on record for Bahnstreik in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Bahnstreik, spelled B-A-H-N-S-T-R-E-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Streik von Angehörigen einer Gewerkschaft der Bahn

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die rund 100.000 Fußballfans, die jedes Wochenende per Zug durch Deutschland fahren, müssen sich wegen des Bahnstreiks nach Alternativen umsehen.“

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 "Bahnstreik"?
"Bahnstreik" is spelled B-A-H-N-S-T-R-E-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaːnˌʃtʁaɪ̯k].
What does "Bahnstreik" mean?
As a noun, "Bahnstreik" means: Streik von Angehörigen einer Gewerkschaft der Bahn
How do you pronounce "Bahnstreik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bahnstreik" is [ˈbaːnˌʃtʁaɪ̯k]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bahnstreik" come from?
"Bahnstreik" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Aufschnitt#70,027bezifferte#70,089bildlichen#70,091anzudeuten#69,997

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list