Draisine
German, noun/dʁaɪ̯ˈziːnə/
Draisine is spelled D-R-A-I-S-I-N-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 94,067th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Draisine is a German feminine noun meaning “draisine (rail vehicle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “im Jahr 1817 von dem badischen Forstmeister Karl von Drais erfundenes, zweirädriges Laufrad”.
What does Draisine mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedraisine (rail vehicle)
- 2
femininehobby horse, draisienne (early bicycle)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. im Jahr 1817 von dem badischen Forstmeister Karl von Drais erfundenes, zweirädriges Laufrad 2. kleines, mindestens dreirädriges Schienenfahrzeug der Bahn, das für Dienstfahrten und Streckenkontrollen des Schienennetzes genutzt wird
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 Draisine
- Draisinen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Draisine?
- /dʁaɪ̯ˈziːnə/
- [dʁaɪ̯ˈziːnə]
- [dʁɛˈziːnə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Draisine in German?
Draisine appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).