Eisenbahnstrecke

[ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnˌʃtʁɛkə]

/[ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnˌʃtʁɛkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Eisenbahnstrecke” is uncommon German (frequency #76,705 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,705
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Verbindung von Orten mit einem Schienenweg

Key facts for Eisenbahnstrecke
PropertyValue
HeadwordEisenbahnstrecke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnˌʃtʁɛkə]
Letters16
Frequency rank#76,705
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Eisenbahnstrecke” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Eisenbahnstrecke lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eisenbahnstrecke is uncommon German at frequency #76,705 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnˌʃtʁɛkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verbindung von Orten mit einem Schienenweg".

Eisenbahnstrecke doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Eisenbahnstrecke, spelled E-I-S-E-N-B-A-H-N-S-T-R-E-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verbindung von Orten mit einem Schienenweg

Synonyms

Bahnstrecke

This word in other languages

ligne de chemin de fer(Français)

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 "Eisenbahnstrecke"?
"Eisenbahnstrecke" is spelled E-I-S-E-N-B-A-H-N-S-T-R-E-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnˌʃtʁɛkə].
What does "Eisenbahnstrecke" mean?
As a noun, "Eisenbahnstrecke" means: Verbindung von Orten mit einem Schienenweg
How do you pronounce "Eisenbahnstrecke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eisenbahnstrecke" is [ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnˌʃtʁɛkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eisenbahnstrecke" come from?
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Using “Eisenbahnstrecke”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-I-S-E-N-B-A-H-N-S-T-R-E-C-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaɪ̯zn̩baːnˌʃtʁɛkə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list