Personenkraftwagen

[pɛʁˈzoːnənˌkʁaftvaːɡn̩]

/[pɛʁˈzoːnənˌkʁaftvaːɡn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Personenkraftwagen” is uncommon German (frequency #56,422 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,422
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Automobil zur Beförderung von Personen

Key facts for Personenkraftwagen
PropertyValue
HeadwordPersonenkraftwagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɛʁˈzoːnənˌkʁaftvaːɡn̩]
Letters18
Frequency rank#56,422
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Personenkraftwagen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Personenkraftwagen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Personenkraftwagen is uncommon German at frequency #56,422 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɛʁˈzoːnənˌkʁaftvaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Automobil zur Beförderung von Personen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Personenkraftwagen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Personenkraftwagen, spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-E-N-K-R-A-F-T-W-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Automobil zur Beförderung von Personen

Synonyms

PersonenautoPersonenwagen

Antonyms

Lastkraftwagen

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 "Personenkraftwagen"?
"Personenkraftwagen" is spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-E-N-K-R-A-F-T-W-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pɛʁˈzoːnənˌkʁaftvaːɡn̩].
What does "Personenkraftwagen" mean?
As a noun, "Personenkraftwagen" means: Automobil zur Beförderung von Personen
How do you pronounce "Personenkraftwagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Personenkraftwagen" is [pɛʁˈzoːnənˌkʁaftvaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Personenkraftwagen" come from?
"Personenkraftwagen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Personenkraftwagen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-E-R-S-O-N-E-N-K-R-A-F-T-W-A-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pɛʁˈzoːnənˌkʁaftvaːɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list