Bahnwärter
German, noun[ˈbaːnˌvɛʁtɐ]
Bahnwärter is spelled B-A-H-N-W-Ä-R-T-E-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 156,943rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bahnwärter is a German masculine noun meaning “crossing keeper, grade crossing attendant, level crossing attendant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bahnangestellter, der für die Betätigung der Bahnschranken an einem Bahnübergang sowie die Kontrolle der…”.
What does Bahnwärter mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecrossing keeper, grade crossing attendant, level crossing attendant
- 2
masculinetrackman, platelayer, fettler
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bahnangestellter, der für die Betätigung der Bahnschranken an einem Bahnübergang sowie die Kontrolle der Gleisanlage zuständig ist
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 Bahnwärter
- Bahnwärters genitive
- Bahnwärterin feminine
- Bahnwärtern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bahnwärter?
- [ˈbaːnˌvɛʁtɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bahnwärter in German?
Bahnwärter appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).