Speisewagen

[ˈʃpaɪ̯zəˌvaːɡn̩]

/[ˈʃpaɪ̯zəˌvaːɡn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Speisewagen” is uncommon German (frequency #56,541 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,541
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wagen in einem Personenzug, in dem man speisen kann

Key facts for Speisewagen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpeisewagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpaɪ̯zəˌvaːɡn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#56,541
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Speisewagen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Speisewagen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Speisewagen is uncommon German at frequency #56,541 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpaɪ̯zəˌvaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wagen in einem Personenzug, in dem man speisen kann".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Speisewagen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Speisewagen, spelled S-P-E-I-S-E-W-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wagen in einem Personenzug, in dem man speisen kann

Synonyms

Bordrestaurant

This word in other languages

wagon-restaurant(Français)

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 "Speisewagen"?
"Speisewagen" is spelled S-P-E-I-S-E-W-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpaɪ̯zəˌvaːɡn̩].
What does "Speisewagen" mean?
As a noun, "Speisewagen" means: Wagen in einem Personenzug, in dem man speisen kann
How do you pronounce "Speisewagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Speisewagen" is [ˈʃpaɪ̯zəˌvaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Speisewagen" come from?
"Speisewagen" 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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Using “Speisewagen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-P-E-I-S-E-W-A-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃpaɪ̯zəˌvaːɡn̩] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list