Eisenbahnunfall
[ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnˌʔʊnfal]
The verdict
“Eisenbahnunfall” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unfall, an dem eine Eisenbahn beteiligt ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-eisenbahnunfall · Eisenbahnunfall · German
Eisenbahnunfall · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | Eisenbahnunfall |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnˌʔʊnfal] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Eisenbahnunfall“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Eisenbahnunfall is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnˌʔʊnfal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unfall, an dem eine Eisenbahn beteiligt ist".
Eisenbahnunfall has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Eisenbahnunfall, spelled E-I-S-E-N-B-A-H-N-U-N-F-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1Unfall, an dem eine Eisenbahn beteiligt ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Eisenbahnunfall appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wir fuhren zum Haus unseres Vaters in den Bergen bei Spokane, um einige Röntgenaufnahme zu suchen, auf denen die zwei blockierten Wirbel zu sehen waren, die Dad von einem Eisenbahnunfall zurückbehalten hatte.“
Synonyms
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.