Großer Wagen
[ˌɡʁoːsɐ vaːɡŋ̍]
The verdict
“Großer Wagen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein am Nachthimmel der Nordhalbkugel sichtbares Sternbild
Corpus desk
Index DE-gro-er-wagen · Großer Wagen · German
Großer Wagen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Großer Wagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˌɡʁoːsɐ vaːɡŋ̍] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Großer Wagen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Großer Wagen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˌɡʁoːsɐ vaːɡŋ̍]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein am Nachthimmel der Nordhalbkugel sichtbares Sternbild".
Großer Wagen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Großer Wagen, spelled G-R-O-S-S-E-R- -W-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein am Nachthimmel der Nordhalbkugel sichtbares Sternbild
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Großer Wagen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„[…] Seine Helligkeit entspricht ungefähr der der Sterne des Großen Wagens.“
„[…] Der Große Wagen ist am Herbsthimmel leicht zu übersehen, denn er steht knapp über dem Nordhorizont, wo er eventuell durch Berge, Bäume oder Häuser verdeckt wird. Kassiopeia und Großer Wagen sind in unseren Breiten zirkumpolar. Zirkumpolarsternbilder gehen niemals unter. […]“
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.