Himmelsleiter
German, noun/ˈhɪml̩sˌlaɪ̯tɐ/
Himmelsleiter is spelled H-I-M-M-E-L-S-L-E-I-T-E-R (13 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 101,039th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Himmelsleiter is a German feminine noun meaning “Jacob's ladder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in der Bibel an verschiedenen Stellen (Genesis 28.12; Johannes 1.51) vorkommende Vorstellung einer Leiter…”.
What does Himmelsleiter mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineJacob's ladder
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. in der Bibel an verschiedenen Stellen (Genesis 28.12; Johannes 1.51) vorkommende Vorstellung einer Leiter, die von der Erde bis in den Himmel reicht und auf der Engel herauf- und hinabschreiten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Himmelsleiter
- Himmelsleitern plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Himmelsleiter?
- /ˈhɪml̩sˌlaɪ̯tɐ/
- [ˈhɪml̩sˌlaɪ̯tɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Himmelsleiter in German?
Himmelsleiter appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).