Schranke
German, noun
Schranke is a German feminine noun meaning “gate (barrier that can be pulled or moved up to allow passage)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an umlaut, Schränke is a different word: “nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Schrank”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vorrichtung zur Absperrung”.
What does Schranke mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegate (barrier that can be pulled or moved up to allow passage)
- 2
femininea level crossing with such a gate
- 3
femininesome other kind of barrier or limit
noun
- 1
nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Schrank
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vorrichtung zur Absperrung 2. Barriere 3. (gedankliche) Grenze für das Verhalten, die nicht überschritten werden kann oder soll 4. Beschränkung eines Grundrechts; Begründung für die Rechtmäßigkeit des Eingriffs in den Schutzbereich eines Grundrechts
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 Schranke
- Schranken plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Schranke
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schranke in German?
Schranke appears 2.8 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).