Leerzug
[ˈleːɐ̯ˌt͡suːk]
The verdict
“Leerzug” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schienengebundenes Fahrzeug ohne Fahrgäste beziehungsweise Fracht
Corpus desk
Index DE-leerzug · Leerzug · German
Leerzug · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | Leerzug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈleːɐ̯ˌt͡suːk] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Leerzug“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Leerzug is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈleːɐ̯ˌt͡suːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schienengebundenes Fahrzeug ohne Fahrgäste beziehungsweise Fracht".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Leerzug, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Leerzug, spelled L-E-E-R-Z-U-G.
Definition
- 1schienengebundenes Fahrzeug ohne Fahrgäste beziehungsweise Fracht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Leerzug appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Für die ‚Entladedauer‘, worunter die Parteien laut dem im April geschlossenen, auf 14. 1. 2009 rückdatierten Vertrag den Zeitraum zwischen Ankunft des Vollzugs und Übernahme des Leerzugs am öffentlichen Bahnhof verstanden, hatten die Streitteile je nach Destination 24 oder 48 Stunden angesetzt.“
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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.