Personenbahnhof
[pɛʁˈzoːnənˌbaːnhoːf]
The verdict
“Personenbahnhof” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bahnhof/Bahnhofsbereich für den Transport von Menschen, Personenverkehr
Corpus desk
Index DE-personenbahnhof · Personenbahnhof · German
Personenbahnhof · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Personenbahnhof |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɛʁˈzoːnənˌbaːnhoːf] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Personenbahnhof“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Personenbahnhof is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɛʁˈzoːnənˌbaːnhoːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bahnhof/Bahnhofsbereich für den Transport von Menschen, Personenverkehr".
Personenbahnhof has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Personenbahnhof, spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-E-N-B-A-H-N-H-O-F.
Definition
- 1Bahnhof/Bahnhofsbereich für den Transport von Menschen, Personenverkehr
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Personenbahnhof appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Frankfurt [(Oder)] war seit 1945 der größte und wichtigste Grenzbahnhof für den Reiseverkehr in Richtung Osten. […] 1976 verkehrten über den Personenbahnhof täglich 36 internationale Reisezüge sowie 72 Berufs- und Reisezüge im Binnenverkehr.“
Antonyms
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.