Kreisbahn
German, noun/ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌbaːn/
Kreisbahn is spelled K-R-E-I-S-B-A-H-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 105,614th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kreisbahn is a German feminine noun meaning “orbit (circular path)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Eisenbahn, die in einem begrenzten, regionalen Bereich verkehrt”.
What does Kreisbahn mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineorbit (circular path)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Eisenbahn, die in einem begrenzten, regionalen Bereich verkehrt 2. Strecke/Verlauf in einem geschlossenen Kreis
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 Kreisbahn
- Kreisbahnen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kreisbahn?
- /ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌbaːn/
- [ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌbaːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kreisbahn in German?
Kreisbahn appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).