Breitspurbahn

[ˈbʁaɪ̯tʃpuːɐ̯ˌbaːn]

/[ˈbʁaɪ̯tʃpuːɐ̯ˌbaːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Breitspurbahn” 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 May 6, 2026) - Bahn, deren Spurweite breiter als die Normalspur ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-breitspurbahn · Breitspurbahn · German

Breitspurbahn · 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.

Key facts for Breitspurbahn
PropertyValue
HeadwordBreitspurbahn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁaɪ̯tʃpuːɐ̯ˌbaːn]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Breitspurbahn” sits in German frequency

Breitspurbahn falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Breitspurbahn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁaɪ̯tʃpuːɐ̯ˌbaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bahn, deren Spurweite breiter als die Normalspur ist".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Breitspurbahn, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Breitspurbahn, spelled B-R-E-I-T-S-P-U-R-B-A-H-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bahn, deren Spurweite breiter als die Normalspur ist

Antonyms

NormalspurbahnSchmalspurbahn

This word in other languages

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Breitspurbahn"?
"Breitspurbahn" is spelled B-R-E-I-T-S-P-U-R-B-A-H-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁaɪ̯tʃpuːɐ̯ˌbaːn].
What does "Breitspurbahn" mean?
As a noun, "Breitspurbahn" means: Bahn, deren Spurweite breiter als die Normalspur ist
How do you pronounce "Breitspurbahn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Breitspurbahn" is [ˈbʁaɪ̯tʃpuːɐ̯ˌbaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Breitspurbahn" come from?
"Breitspurbahn" 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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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list