Regionalzug

[ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlˌt͡suːk]

/[ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlˌt͡suːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Regionalzug” is uncommon German (frequency #59,111 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,111
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Regionalverkehr eingesetzter Zug, Zug für mittlere Entfernungen

Corpus desk

Index DE-regionalzug · Regionalzug · German

Regionalzug · rank #59,111 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,111
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Regierungsform

Nearest frequency peer: Regierungsform (-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 „Regionalzug“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Regionalzug
PropertyValue
HeadwordRegionalzug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlˌt͡suːk]
Letters11
Frequency rank#59,111
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Regionalzug“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Regionalzugfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Regierungsform“ (#59,110), „Reitsport“ (#59,112), „Regierungsbezirks“ (#59,109). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Regionalzug“ bei #59,111. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Regionalzug is uncommon German at frequency #59,111 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlˌt͡suːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "im Regionalverkehr eingesetzter Zug, Zug für mittlere Entfernungen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Regionalzug, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 Regionalzug, spelled R-E-G-I-O-N-A-L-Z-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Regionalverkehr eingesetzter Zug, Zug für mittlere Entfernungen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ich fuhr zunächst mit dem Bus nach Los Angeles, nahm dort einen Zug nach Osten, stieg in Denver, dann in Chicago und schließlich noch einmal in Boston um, von wo aus ich mit einem Regionalzug den Rest der Reise absolvierte.“
  2. „Es war ein Regionalzug, die Fahrt würde zweieinhalb Stunden dauern.“

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 "Regionalzug"?
"Regionalzug" is spelled R-E-G-I-O-N-A-L-Z-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlˌt͡suːk].
What does "Regionalzug" mean?
As a noun, "Regionalzug" means: im Regionalverkehr eingesetzter Zug, Zug für mittlere Entfernungen
How do you pronounce "Regionalzug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Regionalzug" is [ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlˌt͡suːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Regionalzug" come from?
"Regionalzug" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list