Kleiner Wagen
[ˌklaɪ̯nɐ ˈvaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“Kleiner Wagen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein am Nachthimmel der Nordhalbkugel sichtbares Sternbild
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kleiner Wagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌklaɪ̯nɐ ˈvaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kleiner Wagen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Kleiner Wagen is 13 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌklaɪ̯nɐ ˈvaːɡn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein am Nachthimmel der Nordhalbkugel sichtbares Sternbild".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kleiner Wagen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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 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 Kleiner Wagen, spelled K-L-E-I-N-E-R- -W-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein am Nachthimmel der Nordhalbkugel sichtbares Sternbild
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.
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Using “Kleiner Wagen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-L-E-I-N-E-R- -W-A-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌklaɪ̯nɐ ˈvaːɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.