Geleise

[ɡəˈlaɪ̯zə]

/[ɡəˈlaɪ̯zə]/ noun

The verdict

“Geleise” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fahrweg für Schienenfahrzeuge

Corpus desk

Index DE-geleise · Geleise · German

Geleise · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" 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.

Key facts for Geleise
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeleise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡəˈlaɪ̯zə]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Geleise“ im Deutschen

Geleisesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geleise is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈlaɪ̯zə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fahrweg für Schienenfahrzeuge".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Geleise, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Geleise, spelled G-E-L-E-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fahrweg für Schienenfahrzeuge

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Wiener, der vor dem Einfahren des nächsten U-Bahnzuges eine Kenianerin auf die Geleise gestoßen hatte, wurde nicht – wie zu erwarten gewesen wäre – wegen Mordversuchs angeklagt.“
  2. „Die Geleise im Zürcher Tramtunnel zwischen Milchbuck und Schwamendingen sind in die Jahre gekommen und müssen ersetzt werden.“

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Geleise"?
"Geleise" is spelled G-E-L-E-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈlaɪ̯zə].
What does "Geleise" mean?
As a noun, "Geleise" means: Fahrweg für Schienenfahrzeuge
How do you pronounce "Geleise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geleise" is [ɡəˈlaɪ̯zə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geleise" come from?
"Geleise" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list