Personenauto
[pɛʁˈzoːnənˌʔaʊ̯to]
The verdict
“Personenauto” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kraftfahrzeug für den Transport von Personen
Corpus desk
Index DE-personenauto · Personenauto · German
Personenauto · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | Personenauto |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɛʁˈzoːnənˌʔaʊ̯to] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Personenauto“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Personenauto is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɛʁˈzoːnənˌʔaʊ̯to]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kraftfahrzeug für den Transport von Personen".
Personenauto doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Personenauto, spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-E-N-A-U-T-O.
Definition
- 1Kraftfahrzeug für den Transport von Personen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Personenauto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Karsten Emser war selbst in die Bredouille geraten, hatte er sich doch vor Jahren als Ökonomieprofessor im Zentralkomitee gegen den Aufbau einer Produktion von Personenautos für die Bevölkerung ausgesprochen.“
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.