Bahngleis
[ˈbaːnˌɡlaɪ̯s]
The verdict
“Bahngleis” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gleis der Eisenbahn
Corpus desk
Index DE-bahngleis · Bahngleis · German
Bahngleis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | Bahngleis |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbaːnˌɡlaɪ̯s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bahngleis“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bahngleis is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaːnˌɡlaɪ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gleis der Eisenbahn".
Bahngleis doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bahngleis, spelled B-A-H-N-G-L-E-I-S.
Definition
- 1Gleis der Eisenbahn
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bahngleis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sein Blick streifte indessen unruhig von dem Bahngleis, das von Staffelstein heraufführte, nach der Lichtenfelser Chaussee hinüber, deren weißer Streifen scharf gegen den dunklen Hintergrund des Waldes abstach - und dort kam ein Wagen herunter.“
„Unten am Kai sah er Finsch an der Halle der Ford-Werke vorbei zu den Bahngleisen der Ringbahn gehen.“
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.