Güterwagen
[ˈɡyːtɐˌvaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“Güterwagen” is uncommon German (frequency #51,380 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,380
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Schienenfahrzeug ohne eigenen Antrieb zum Transport von Gütern (und nicht Personen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-guterwagen · Güterwagen · German
Güterwagen · rank #51,380 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,380
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH gängiger
Nearest frequency peer: gängiger (-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 „Güterwagen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Gurte
Gurte
48,624 corpus weight
- gängiger
gängiger
48,622 corpus weight
- Güterwagen
Güterwagen
48,621 corpus weight
- Hagener
Hagener
48,619 corpus weight
- haid
haid
48,618 corpus weight
- Halm
Halm
48,617 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Güterwagen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Güterwagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡyːtɐˌvaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #51,380 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Güterwagen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Güterwagen is uncommon German at frequency #51,380 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡyːtɐˌvaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Schienenfahrzeug ohne eigenen Antrieb zum Transport von Gütern (und nicht Personen)".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Güterwagen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Güterwagen, spelled G-Ü-T-E-R-W-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein Schienenfahrzeug ohne eigenen Antrieb zum Transport von Gütern (und nicht Personen)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Güterwagen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Güterzug besteht aus einer Lokomotive und Güterwagen.
„Jetzt liegt der Strafgefangene C843 in einem fensterlosen Güterwagen, wie damals, als sie ihn nach Sibirien in die Verbannung geschickt haben.“
Synonyms
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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.
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