Tourenwagen

[ˈtuːʁənˌvaːɡn̩]

/[ˈtuːʁənˌvaːɡn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tourenwagen” is uncommon German (frequency #76,283 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,283
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - speziell für Rallyes eingerichteter PKW

Corpus desk

Index DE-tourenwagen · Tourenwagen · German

Tourenwagen · rank #76,283 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,283
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tonalität

Nearest frequency peer: Tonalität (-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 „Tourenwagen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tourenwagen
PropertyValue
HeadwordTourenwagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtuːʁənˌvaːɡn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#76,283
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tourenwagen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tonalität“ (#76,282), „tradierten“ (#76,284), „Toggenburg“ (#76,279). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tourenwagen“ bei #76,283. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tourenwagen is uncommon German at frequency #76,283 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtuːʁənˌvaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Tourenwagen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Tourenwagen, spelled T-O-U-R-E-N-W-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    speziell für Rallyes eingerichteter PKW
  2. 2
    für längere Reisen geeignetes Motorfahrzeug mit (teilweise) offenen Aufbauten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „So waren sie ihrer sechs, die im großen Tourenwagen nachmittags um vier Uhr nach Stolpe losfuhren:…“

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 "Tourenwagen"?
"Tourenwagen" is spelled T-O-U-R-E-N-W-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtuːʁənˌvaːɡn̩].
What does "Tourenwagen" mean?
As a noun, "Tourenwagen" means: speziell für Rallyes eingerichteter PKW
How do you pronounce "Tourenwagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tourenwagen" is [ˈtuːʁənˌvaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tourenwagen" come from?
"Tourenwagen" 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 "Tourenwagen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

traurigsten#76,289Triebwerken#76,291tunesischer#76,299Umweltzonen#76,308

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list