Rattenlinie
German, noun[ˈʁatn̩ˌliːni̯ə]
Rattenlinie is a German feminine noun meaning “ratline (escape route for Nazis and other fascists fleeing Europe after WWII)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fluchtroute der Naziverbrecher nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs, insbesondere nach Südamerika…”.
What does Rattenlinie mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineratline (escape route for Nazis and other fascists fleeing Europe after WWII)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fluchtroute der Naziverbrecher nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs, insbesondere nach Südamerika (Argentinien) oder in arabische Länder
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 Rattenlinie
- Rattenlinien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rattenlinie?
- [ˈʁatn̩ˌliːni̯ə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Rattenlinie in German?
Rattenlinie appears about once in every 87 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).