# rail

> German word · Noun · IPA [reɪl] · frequency rank #31,232

## Definitions
1. die Bahn (Eisenbahn)
2. die Schiene (das Gleis)
3. (Treppen-) Geländer; (Schiffs-) Reling
4. Umzäunung

## Easily confused with
- **RL** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rail-vs-rl)
- **ri** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rail-vs-ri)
- **Rat** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rail-vs-rat)
- **ran** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rail-vs-ran)
- **Rio** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rail-vs-rio)
- **RTL** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rail-vs-rtl)
- **ray** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rail-vs-ray)
- **rap** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rail-vs-rap)
- **RAM** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rail-vs-ram)
- **rau** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rail-vs-rau)
- **rar** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rail-vs-rar)
- **raw** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rail-vs-raw)
- **roi** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rail-vs-roi)
- **Rin** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rail-vs-rin)
- **ras** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rail-vs-ras)
- **Ria** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rail-vs-ria)
- **RKI** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rail-vs-rki)
- **raus** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rail-vs-raus)
- **rein** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rail-vs-rein)
- **Raum** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rail-vs-raum)

## Common misspellings (5)
`aril`, `raill`, `rali`, `rial`, `rrail`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/rail