Einschienenbahn
[aɪ̯nˈʃiːnənˌbaːn]
The verdict
“Einschienenbahn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dem Passagier- oder Gütertransport dienende Bahn, die auf oder unter einem einzelnen schmalen Fahrweg fährt
Corpus desk
Index DE-einschienenbahn · Einschienenbahn · German
Einschienenbahn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Einschienenbahn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aɪ̯nˈʃiːnənˌbaːn] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Einschienenbahn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Einschienenbahn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aɪ̯nˈʃiːnənˌbaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dem Passagier- oder Gütertransport dienende Bahn, die auf oder unter einem einzelnen schmalen Fahrweg fährt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Einschienenbahn, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Einschienenbahn, spelled E-I-N-S-C-H-I-E-N-E-N-B-A-H-N.
Definition
- 1dem Passagier- oder Gütertransport dienende Bahn, die auf oder unter einem einzelnen schmalen Fahrweg fährt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Einschienenbahn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie kehrt ihm den Rücken zu und besteigt die Einschienenbahn.“
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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.