Wagenrad
[ˈvaːɡn̩ˌʁaːt]
The verdict
“Wagenrad” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rad eines Wagens, insbesondere Pferdewagens
Corpus desk
Index DE-wagenrad · Wagenrad · German
Wagenrad · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wagenrad |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaːɡn̩ˌʁaːt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Wagenrad“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Wagenrad is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaːɡn̩ˌʁaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rad eines Wagens, insbesondere Pferdewagens".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Wagenrad, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wagenrad, spelled W-A-G-E-N-R-A-D.
Definition
- 1Rad eines Wagens, insbesondere Pferdewagens
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wagenrad appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Heute gibt es nur noch wenige Spezialisten, die über das Wissen verfügen, ein hölzernes Wagenrad fertigen zu können.
Demnach wird bei einmaliger Umdrehung des Wagenrades das Zahnrad E um einen Zahn fortgeschoben und bei 20 Radumdrehungen einmal um seine Achse gedreht.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.