Fahrgast

[ˈfaːɐ̯ˌɡast]

/[ˈfaːɐ̯ˌɡast]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fahrgast” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,541. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,541
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die ein öffentliches Verkehrsmittel benutzt

Corpus desk

Index DE-fahrgast · Fahrgast · German

Fahrgast · rank #25,541 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,541
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Facharbeiter

Nearest frequency peer: Facharbeiter (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Fahrgast“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Fahrgast“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Fahrgast vs fährst
50% similar
Fahrgast vs Fahrgäste
78% similar
Fahrgast vs Fahrgästen
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Fahrgast
PropertyValue
HeadwordFahrgast
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaːɐ̯ˌɡast]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,541
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Fahrgast“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Fahrgastliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Facharbeiter“ (#25,540), „Fahrzeit“ (#25,542), „erwähne“ (#25,539). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fahrgast“ bei #25,541. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Fahrgast (IPA [ˈfaːɐ̯ˌɡast]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,541 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, die ein öffentliches Verkehrsmittel benutzt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fahrgast, with forms such as "afhrgast", "fahgrast", and "fahhrgast". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "fährst", "Fahrgäste", "Fahrgästen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Fahrgast, spelled F-A-H-R-G-A-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die ein öffentliches Verkehrsmittel benutzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In dem Abteil waren außer ihm nur zwei weitere Fahrgäste.
  2. „Im Verlaufe des Ersten Weltkriegs stieg zwar die Zahl der Fahrgäste stark an, dafür fehlte es aber an Material und vor allem auch an Mitarbeitern, die zum Kriegsdienst einberufen waren und nicht immer durch Frauen ersetzt werden konnten.“

Synonyms

Passagier

This word in other languages

passenger(English)pasajero(Español)passager(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afhrgast
  • fahgrast
  • fahhrgast
  • fahragst
  • fahrgasst
  • fahrgastt
  • fahrgats
  • fahrggast
  • fahrgsat
  • fahrrgast
  • farhgast
  • ffahrgast
  • fhargast

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fahrgast - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

afhrgast2fahgrast2fahhrgast1fahragst2fahrgasst1fahrgastt1fahrgats2fahrggast1
Edit distance from "Fahrgast"

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 "Fahrgast"?
"Fahrgast" is spelled F-A-H-R-G-A-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaːɐ̯ˌɡast].
What does "Fahrgast" mean?
As a noun, "Fahrgast" means: Person, die ein öffentliches Verkehrsmittel benutzt
What words are commonly confused with "Fahrgast"?
"Fahrgast" is commonly confused with "fährst", "Fahrgäste", "Fahrgästen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fahrgast"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fahrgast" is [ˈfaːɐ̯ˌɡast]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fahrgast" come from?
"Fahrgast" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fahrzeit#25,542erwidert#25,538ernennen#25,535erlischt#25,533

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

einteilen13 variantsHalsband13 variantsHausarrest13 variantsklinisch13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list