Eisbahn

[ˈaɪ̯sˌbaːn]

/[ˈaɪ̯sˌbaːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Eisbahn” is uncommon German (frequency #63,264 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,264
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Eis überzogene Fläche zum Schlittschuhlaufen

Corpus desk

Index DE-eisbahn · Eisbahn · German

Eisbahn · rank #63,264 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,264
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH einwickeln

Nearest frequency peer: einwickeln (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Eisbahn“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Eisbahn“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eisbahn
PropertyValue
HeadwordEisbahn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯sˌbaːn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#63,264
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Eisbahn“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Eisbahnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „einwickeln“ (#63,263), „Eisenmann“ (#63,265), „Einstürzen“ (#63,262). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eisbahn“ bei #63,264. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eisbahn is uncommon German at frequency #63,264 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯sˌbaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Eis überzogene Fläche zum Schlittschuhlaufen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Eisbahn in our 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Eisbahn, spelled E-I-S-B-A-H-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Eis überzogene Fläche zum Schlittschuhlaufen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Eisbahn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Auf der Eisbahn suchte er sich eine ruhige Ecke und fuhr konsequent immer auf der selben Stelle eine Acht.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Eisbahn"?
"Eisbahn" is spelled E-I-S-B-A-H-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯sˌbaːn].
What does "Eisbahn" mean?
As a noun, "Eisbahn" means: mit Eis überzogene Fläche zum Schlittschuhlaufen
How do you pronounce "Eisbahn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eisbahn" is [ˈaɪ̯sˌbaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eisbahn" come from?
"Eisbahn" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Eisbahn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list