Westbahnhof

[ˈvɛstbaːnˌhoːf]

/[ˈvɛstbaːnˌhoːf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Westbahnhof” is uncommon German (frequency #53,379 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,379
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bahnhof, der im Westen von etwas (einer Stadt, Land oder dergleichen) liegt

Corpus desk

Index DE-westbahnhof · Westbahnhof · German

Westbahnhof · rank #53,379 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,379
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wettet

Nearest frequency peer: wettet (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Westbahnhof”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Westbahnhof” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Westbahnhof
PropertyValue
HeadwordWestbahnhof
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛstbaːnˌhoːf]
Letters11
Frequency rank#53,379
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Westbahnhof” 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). Westbahnhof lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Westbahnhof is uncommon German at frequency #53,379 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɛstbaːnˌhoːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bahnhof, der im Westen von etwas (einer Stadt, Land oder dergleichen) liegt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Westbahnhof in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Westbahnhof, spelled W-E-S-T-B-A-H-N-H-O-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bahnhof, der im Westen von etwas (einer Stadt, Land oder dergleichen) liegt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Vom Westbahnhof fuhren früher die Züge in Richtung Westen, vor allem nach Wien.“
  2. „Sobald der Orientexpress in den Westbahnhof von Wien einfuhr, würden Mary, Justine und Diana eine Kutsche nehmen und zu Mrs Nortons Wohnung fahren.“

Antonyms

NordbahnhofOstbahnhofSüdbahnhof

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Westbahnhof"?
"Westbahnhof" is spelled W-E-S-T-B-A-H-N-H-O-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛstbaːnˌhoːf].
What does "Westbahnhof" mean?
As a noun, "Westbahnhof" means: Bahnhof, der im Westen von etwas (einer Stadt, Land oder dergleichen) liegt
How do you pronounce "Westbahnhof"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Westbahnhof" is [ˈvɛstbaːnˌhoːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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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