Personenwagen
[pɛʁˈzoːnənˌvaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“Personenwagen” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,044. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #42,044
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Kraftwagen zum Transport weniger Personen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Personenwagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɛʁˈzoːnənˌvaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #42,044 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Personenwagen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around Personenwagen (IPA [pɛʁˈzoːnənˌvaːɡn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,044 among 49,534 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Personenwagen, with forms such as "eprsonenwagen", "perosnenwagen", and "perrsonenwagen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Personenwagen, spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-E-N-W-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Kraftwagen zum Transport weniger Personen
- 2Eisenbahnwagen zum Transport von Personen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eprsonenwagen
- perosnenwagen
- perrsonenwagen
- persnoenwagen
- persoennwagen
- personenawgen
- personennwagen
- personenwaegn
- personenwagenn
- personenwaggen
- personenwagne
- personenwgaen
- personenwwagen
- personewnagen
- personnenwagen
- personnewagen
- perssonenwagen
- pesronenwagen
- ppersonenwagen
- presonenwagen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Personenwagen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “Personenwagen”
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-W-A-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɛʁˈzoːnənˌvaːɡn̩] (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
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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.