Reeperbahn
German, noun/ˈʁeːpɐˌbaːn/
Reeperbahn is spelled R-E-E-P-E-R-B-A-H-N (10 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,978th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Reeperbahn is a German feminine noun meaning “ropewalk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Platz, auf dem Schiffstaue hergestellt werden”.
What does Reeperbahn mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineropewalk
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Platz, auf dem Schiffstaue hergestellt werden
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 Reeperbahn
- Reeperbahnen plural
- Reiferbahn alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Reeperbahn?
- /ˈʁeːpɐˌbaːn/
- [ˈʁeːpɐˌbaːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Reeperbahn
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Reeperbahn in German?
Reeperbahn appears 1.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).