Gepäckwagen

[ɡəˈpɛkˌvaːɡn̩]

/[ɡəˈpɛkˌvaːɡn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gepäckwagen” is uncommon German (frequency #98,486 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,486
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eisenbahnwagen zum Transport von Gepäck

Corpus desk

Index DE-gepackwagen · Gepäckwagen · German

Gepäckwagen · rank #98,486 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,486
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geometrien

Nearest frequency peer: Geometrien (-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 „Gepäckwagen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gepäckwagen
PropertyValue
HeadwordGepäckwagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈpɛkˌvaːɡn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#98,486
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Gepäckwagen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Geometrien“ (#98,485), „geologisches“ (#98,484), „Genickbruch“ (#98,482). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gepäckwagen“ bei #98,486. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Gepäckwagen is uncommon German at frequency #98,486 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈpɛkˌvaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Gepäckwagen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Gepäckwagen, spelled G-E-P-Ä-C-K-W-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eisenbahnwagen zum Transport von Gepäck
  2. 2
    handliches Gefährt zum Transport von Gepäck beim Gehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Und tatsächlich saß er sehr bald gemütlich in einem Waggon erster Klasse (denn sein Blatt zahlte ihm natürlich alle Spesen) und wußte seine freigegebenen Koffer unberührt im Gepäckwagen.“
  2. „Sie sah einen Mann mit einem Gepäckwagen, der abrupt stoppte und zurücksetzte, um einen Schraubenschlüssel aufzuheben, der ihm heruntergefallen war.“

Synonyms

Packwagen

This word in other languages

baggage car(English)furgón(Español)chariot à bagages(Français)

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 "Gepäckwagen"?
"Gepäckwagen" is spelled G-E-P-Ä-C-K-W-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈpɛkˌvaːɡn̩].
What does "Gepäckwagen" mean?
As a noun, "Gepäckwagen" means: Eisenbahnwagen zum Transport von Gepäck
How do you pronounce "Gepäckwagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gepäckwagen" is [ɡəˈpɛkˌvaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gepäckwagen" come from?
"Gepäckwagen" 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 "Gepäckwagen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Genickbruch#98,482Gemüseanbau#98,479geschminkte#98,497Gegenfragen#98,470

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list