minivan

[ˈmɪnivæn]

/[ˈmɪnivæn]/ noun

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The verdict

“minivan” is uncommon German (frequency #78,298 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,298
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - US-amerikanisch: großes Automobil mit sechs bis acht Sitzplätzen und typischerweise variablem Laderaum

Corpus desk

Index DE-minivan · minivan · German

minivan · rank #78,298 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,298
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mischform

Nearest frequency peer: Mischform (+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 „minivan“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „minivan“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for minivan
PropertyValue
Headwordminivan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɪnivæn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,298
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „minivan“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).minivanfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Mischform“ (#78,299), „milliardenschweren“ (#78,296), „Militärbasen“ (#78,295). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „minivan“ bei #78,298. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

minivan is uncommon German at frequency #78,298 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɪnivæn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "US-amerikanisch: großes Automobil mit sechs bis acht Sitzplätzen und typischerweise variablem Laderaum".

Zero misspellings are on record for minivan in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is minivan, spelled M-I-N-I-V-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    US-amerikanisch: großes Automobil mit sechs bis acht Sitzplätzen und typischerweise variablem Laderaum

Synonyms

people carrier

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "minivan"?
"minivan" is spelled M-I-N-I-V-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪnivæn].
What does "minivan" mean?
As a noun, "minivan" means: US-amerikanisch: großes Automobil mit sechs bis acht Sitzplätzen und typischerweise variablem Laderaum
How do you pronounce "minivan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "minivan" is [ˈmɪnivæn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "minivan" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "minivan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mickrig#78,293Nabburg#78,321Maklern#78,272neigten#78,335

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list