Leiterwagen
[ˈlaɪ̯tɐˌvaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“Leiterwagen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Menschen oder Tieren gezogenes Fahrzeug mit geländerartigen Seitenwänden
Corpus desk
Index DE-leiterwagen · Leiterwagen · German
Leiterwagen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Leiterwagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaɪ̯tɐˌvaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Leiterwagen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Leiterwagen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯tɐˌvaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von Menschen oder Tieren gezogenes Fahrzeug mit geländerartigen Seitenwänden".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Leiterwagen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Leiterwagen, spelled L-E-I-T-E-R-W-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1von Menschen oder Tieren gezogenes Fahrzeug mit geländerartigen Seitenwänden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Leiterwagen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Besonderen Spaß machte es, wenn die Strohgarben auf den Leiterwagen gestapelt wurden.“
„Aus dem Leiterwagen entwickelte sich durch quer darübergelegte Bretter der Zeiselwagen für den lokalen Personentransport (insbesondere im Ausflugsverkehr).“
This word in other languages
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.