Eisenbahnlinie

[ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnˌliːni̯ə]

/[ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnˌliːni̯ə]/ noun

The verdict

“Eisenbahnlinie” is uncommon German (frequency #70,193 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,193
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verkehrsverbindung, die von einer Eisenbahn bedient wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-eisenbahnlinie · Eisenbahnlinie · German

Eisenbahnlinie · rank #70,193 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,193
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eintritte

Nearest frequency peer: Eintritte (-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 „Eisenbahnlinie“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eisenbahnlinie
PropertyValue
HeadwordEisenbahnlinie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnˌliːni̯ə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#70,193
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Eisenbahnlinie“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Eisenbahnliniefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Eintritte“ (#70,192), „Eismann“ (#70,194), „einstündige“ (#70,191). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eisenbahnlinie“ bei #70,193. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eisenbahnlinie is uncommon German at frequency #70,193 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnˌliːni̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verkehrsverbindung, die von einer Eisenbahn bedient wird".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Eisenbahnlinie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Eisenbahnlinie, spelled E-I-S-E-N-B-A-H-N-L-I-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verkehrsverbindung, die von einer Eisenbahn bedient wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Reisen vor dem Bau der Eisenbahnlinien ist teuer, mühsam und nicht ungefährlich.“
  2. „Draußen auf dem Land, zwei Kilometer von der nächsten Eisenbahnlinie entfernt, im dunklen Reich der russischen Anarchie, zahlt man nach wie vor nichts für Strom.“

Synonyms

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 "Eisenbahnlinie"?
"Eisenbahnlinie" is spelled E-I-S-E-N-B-A-H-N-L-I-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnˌliːni̯ə].
What does "Eisenbahnlinie" mean?
As a noun, "Eisenbahnlinie" means: Verkehrsverbindung, die von einer Eisenbahn bedient wird
How do you pronounce "Eisenbahnlinie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eisenbahnlinie" is [ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnˌliːni̯ə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eisenbahnlinie" come from?
"Eisenbahnlinie" 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 "Eisenbahnlinie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list