Kleiner Wagen
[ˌklaɪ̯nɐ ˈvaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“Kleiner Wagen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein am Nachthimmel der Nordhalbkugel sichtbares Sternbild
Corpus desk
Index DE-kleiner-wagen · Kleiner Wagen · German
Kleiner Wagen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | Kleiner Wagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌklaɪ̯nɐ ˈvaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kleiner Wagen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kleiner Wagen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌklaɪ̯nɐ ˈvaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kleiner Wagen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„…Und als Bärin wäre Kallisto beinahe von ihrem Sohn Arkas getötet worden, der seine Mutter in der Tiergestalt nicht erkannte. Das wiederum erbarmte Zeus: Er verwandelte auch Arkas in einen Bären - den Kleinen Bären (auch: Kleiner Wagen) - und versetzte beide an den Himmel. Und weil er sie bei ihrem Schwanz griff und zu den Sternen schleuderte, sind die S…
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.