Personenzug
[pɛʁˈzoːnənˌt͡suːk]
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 May 6, 2026) - Eisenbahnzug zum Transport von Personen (und nicht von Gütern)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Personenzug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɛʁˈzoːnənˌt͡suːk] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Personenzug” sits in German frequency
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
- 1Eisenbahnzug zum Transport von Personen (und nicht von Gütern)
- 2Zug im Nahverkehr, der auf allen Unterwegsstationen (Bahnhöfen, Haltepunkten) hält
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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.
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Using “Personenzug”
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-Z-U-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɛʁˈzoːnənˌt͡suːk] (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
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.