Leitschiene
German, noun[ˈlaɪ̯tˌʃiːnə]
Leitschiene is spelled L-E-I-T-S-C-H-I-E-N-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 29 million words in written German, the 313,524th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leitschiene is a German feminine noun meaning “check rail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Leitplanke”.
What does Leitschiene mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecheck rail
- 2
Austriafeminineguardrail
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Leitplanke 2. ein Entgleisungsschutz; Schiene, die in einer engen Gleiskurve die Außenschiene entlastet, da an der Innenschiene die Innenseite des Spurkranzes an der Leitschiene ansteht
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 Leitschiene
- Leitschienen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leitschiene?
- [ˈlaɪ̯tˌʃiːnə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Leitschiene
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Leitschiene in German?
Leitschiene appears about once in every 29 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).