Bahndamm

[ˈbaːnˌdam]

/[ˈbaːnˌdam]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bahndamm” is uncommon German (frequency #51,137 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,137
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aufgeschüttetes Gelände zum Ausgleich von Unebenheiten, auf dem Gleise verlegt sind

Corpus desk

Index DE-bahndamm · Bahndamm · German

Bahndamm · rank #51,137 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,137
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Badeort

Nearest frequency peer: Badeort (-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 „Bahndamm“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bahndamm
PropertyValue
HeadwordBahndamm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaːnˌdam]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,137
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bahndamm“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bahndammfällt 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: „Badeort“ (#51,136), „Balearen“ (#51,138), „bac“ (#51,135). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bahndamm“ bei #51,137. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bahndamm is uncommon German at frequency #51,137 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaːnˌdam]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aufgeschüttetes Gelände zum Ausgleich von Unebenheiten, auf dem Gleise verlegt sind".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Bahndamm in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Bahndamm, spelled B-A-H-N-D-A-M-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    aufgeschüttetes Gelände zum Ausgleich von Unebenheiten, auf dem Gleise verlegt sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Bahndamm ermöglicht eine Streckenführung auch in unebenem Gelände.
  2. „Neben dem Bahndamm führt ein baumloser Feldweg entlang.“

Synonyms

Eisenbahndamm

Antonyms

KnüppeldammStaudamm

This word in other languages

terraplén(Español)remblai(Français)

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 "Bahndamm"?
"Bahndamm" is spelled B-A-H-N-D-A-M-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaːnˌdam].
What does "Bahndamm" mean?
As a noun, "Bahndamm" means: aufgeschüttetes Gelände zum Ausgleich von Unebenheiten, auf dem Gleise verlegt sind
How do you pronounce "Bahndamm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bahndamm" is [ˈbaːnˌdam]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bahndamm" come from?
"Bahndamm" 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 "Bahndamm", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Balearen#51,138ausheben#51,128aufbaute#51,122attorney#51,121

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list