Müllwagen
[ˈmʏlˌvaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“Müllwagen” is uncommon German (frequency #83,086 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,086
- frequency rank, German
- 3,571
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (großes) Fahrzeug, das den Haus- oder Gewerbemüll sammelt und zu einer Deponie, Verbrennungs- oder Wiederverwertungsanlage bringt
Corpus desk
Index DE-mullwagen · Müllwagen · German
Müllwagen · rank #83,086 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,086
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,571
- PHOTO-FINISH Mühlstein
Nearest frequency peer: Mühlstein (-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 „Müllwagen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Männchens
Männchens
16,918 corpus weight
- Mühlstein
Mühlstein
16,916 corpus weight
- Müllwagen
Müllwagen
16,915 corpus weight
- Nachschau
Nachschau
16,913 corpus weight
- nachverfolg…
nachverfolgen
16,912 corpus weight
- Nahtstelle
Nahtstelle
16,911 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Müllwagen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Müllwagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmʏlˌvaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #83,086 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Müllwagen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Müllwagen is uncommon German at frequency #83,086 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmʏlˌvaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(großes) Fahrzeug, das den Haus- oder Gewerbemüll sammelt und zu einer Deponie, Verbrennungs- oder Wiederverwertungsanlage bringt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Müllwagen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Müllwagen, spelled M-Ü-L-L-W-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1(großes) Fahrzeug, das den Haus- oder Gewerbemüll sammelt und zu einer Deponie, Verbrennungs- oder Wiederverwertungsanlage bringt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Müllwagen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Moderne Müllwagen pressen den Abfall um Platz zu sparen, sodass ihre Kapazitäten steigen.
„Bei Tagesanbruch rumpelte der mit zwei Fähnchen geschmückte Müllwagen unter meinem Fenster vorbei.“
Synonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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