Bahnschranke
German, noun/ˈbaːnˌʃʁaŋkə/
Bahnschranke is spelled B-A-H-N-S-C-H-R-A-N-K-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 170,338th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bahnschranke is a German feminine noun meaning “railway crossing gate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “verkehrstechnische Absicherungen von Bahnübergängen für Fußgänger oder auch für Fahrzeuge aller Art”.
What does Bahnschranke mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerailway crossing gate
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. verkehrstechnische Absicherungen von Bahnübergängen für Fußgänger oder auch für Fahrzeuge aller Art
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 Bahnschranke
- Bahnschranken plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bahnschranke?
- /ˈbaːnˌʃʁaŋkə/
- [ˈbaːnˌʃʁaŋkə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bahnschranke in German?
Bahnschranke appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).