Eisenbahnwagen
German, noun/ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnˌvaːɡn̩/
Eisenbahnwagen is spelled E-I-S-E-N-B-A-H-N-W-A-G-E-N (14 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 98,214th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eisenbahnwagen is a German masculine noun meaning “car, railroad car (nonpowered unit in a railroad train)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Schienenfahrzeug ohne eigenen Antrieb”.
What does Eisenbahnwagen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecar, railroad car (nonpowered unit in a railroad train)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Schienenfahrzeug ohne eigenen Antrieb
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Eisenbahnwagen
- Eisenbahnwagens genitive
- Eisenbahnwägen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eisenbahnwagen?
- /ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnˌvaːɡn̩/
- [ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnˌvaːɡŋ̩]
- [ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnˌvaːɡn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Eisenbahnwagen in German?
Eisenbahnwagen appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).