Personenzug

[pɛʁˈzoːnənˌt͡suːk]

/[pɛʁˈzoːnənˌt͡suːk]/ noun

The verdict

“Personenzug” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eisenbahnzug zum Transport von Personen (und nicht von Gütern)

Corpus desk

Index DE-personenzug · Personenzug · German

Personenzug · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for Personenzug
PropertyValue
HeadwordPersonenzug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɛʁˈzoːnənˌt͡suːk]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Personenzug“ im Deutschen

Personenzugschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Personenzug is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɛʁˈzoːnənˌt͡suːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Personenzug, 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Personenzug, spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-E-N-Z-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eisenbahnzug zum Transport von Personen (und nicht von Gütern)
  2. 2
    Zug im Nahverkehr, der auf allen Unterwegsstationen (Bahnhöfen, Haltepunkten) hält

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Personenzug appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Durch Göttingen fahren jeden Tag viele Personenzüge.
  2. „Zwar gibt es nicht nur die Transporte zur Ausreise; sondern dann und wann verkehren auch schon wieder richtige Personenzüge.“

Antonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Personenzug"?
"Personenzug" is spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-E-N-Z-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [pɛʁˈzoːnənˌt͡suːk].
What does "Personenzug" mean?
As a noun, "Personenzug" means: Eisenbahnzug zum Transport von Personen (und nicht von Gütern)
How do you pronounce "Personenzug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Personenzug" is [pɛʁˈzoːnənˌt͡suːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Personenzug" come from?
"Personenzug" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list