Leitplanke
German, noun[ˈlaɪ̯tˌplaŋkə]
Leitplanke is spelled L-E-I-T-P-L-A-N-K-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 40,460th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leitplanke is a German feminine noun meaning “crash barrier” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Sicherheitsbegrenzung einer Straßenaußenseite”.
What does Leitplanke mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecrash barrier
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sicherheitsbegrenzung einer Straßenaußenseite
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 Leitplanke
- Leitplanken plural
- [1] Leitpl. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leitplanke?
- [ˈlaɪ̯tˌplaŋkə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Leitplanke
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Leitplanke in German?
Leitplanke appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).