Volkswagen
German, noun/ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡən/
Volkswagen is spelled V-O-L-K-S-W-A-G-E-N (10 letters) and appears 8.9 times per million words in written German, the 7,736th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Volkswagen is a German masculine noun meaning “A car made by the German car manufacturer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Auto, das so günstig und fahrtüchtig ist, dass es von einer sehr großen Anzahl Menschen gekauft und benutzt…”.
What does Volkswagen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineA car made by the German car manufacturer.
Ich fahre einen Volkswagen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Auto, das so günstig und fahrtüchtig ist, dass es von einer sehr großen Anzahl Menschen gekauft und benutzt werden kann
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Volkswagen
- Volkswagens genitive
- Volkswägen Southern plural
- VW alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Volkswagen?
- /ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡən/
- [ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡŋ̍]
- [-ˌʋaː-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Volkswagen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Volkswagen in German?
Volkswagen appears 8.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).