eingleisig
[ˈaɪ̯nˌɡlaɪ̯zɪç]
The verdict
“eingleisig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nur ein Gleis besitzend; nur über ein Gleis verfügend
Corpus desk
Index DE-eingleisig · eingleisig · German
eingleisig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | eingleisig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡlaɪ̯zɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „eingleisig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
eingleisig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nˌɡlaɪ̯zɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nur ein Gleis besitzend; nur über ein Gleis verfügend".
eingleisig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is eingleisig, spelled E-I-N-G-L-E-I-S-I-G.
Definition
- 1nur ein Gleis besitzend; nur über ein Gleis verfügend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how eingleisig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In den Abendstunden konnte die Westbahn laut ÖBB-Sprecher Herbert Ofner wieder eingleisig befahren werden.“
„Vorerst werde die Verbindung eingleisig geführt, bis zum Wochenende folge das zweite Streckengleis, so Posch.“
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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.