Regionalexpress

[ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlʔɛksˌpʁɛs]

/[ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlʔɛksˌpʁɛs]/ noun

The verdict

“Regionalexpress” is uncommon German (frequency #63,689 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,689
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zuggattung in Deutschland und Österreich, welche im Nahverkehr unterwegs ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-regionalexpress · Regionalexpress · German

Regionalexpress · rank #63,689 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,689
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Reichspräside…

Nearest frequency peer: Reichspräsidenten (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Regionalexpress“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Regionalexpress“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Regionalexpress
PropertyValue
HeadwordRegionalexpress
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlʔɛksˌpʁɛs]
Letters15
Frequency rank#63,689
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Regionalexpress“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Regionalexpressfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Reichspräsidenten“ (#63,690), „reflexartig“ (#63,686), „Recife“ (#63,685). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Regionalexpress“ bei #63,689. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Regionalexpress is uncommon German at frequency #63,689 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlʔɛksˌpʁɛs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zuggattung in Deutschland und Österreich, welche im Nahverkehr unterwegs ist".

Regionalexpress has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Regionalexpress, spelled R-E-G-I-O-N-A-L-E-X-P-R-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zuggattung in Deutschland und Österreich, welche im Nahverkehr unterwegs ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit dem Regionalexpress ist es zwar günstiger, aber ich bin auch viel länger unterwegs, als wenn ich den IC nehme.
  2. Bedingt durch den starken Sturm fallen sämtliche Regionalexpresse aus.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Regionalexpress"?
"Regionalexpress" is spelled R-E-G-I-O-N-A-L-E-X-P-R-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlʔɛksˌpʁɛs].
What does "Regionalexpress" mean?
As a noun, "Regionalexpress" means: Zuggattung in Deutschland und Österreich, welche im Nahverkehr unterwegs ist
How do you pronounce "Regionalexpress"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Regionalexpress" is [ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlʔɛksˌpʁɛs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Regionalexpress" come from?
"Regionalexpress" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Regionalexpress", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list