Ringbahn
German, noun/ˈʁɪŋˌbaːn/
Ringbahn is spelled R-I-N-G-B-A-H-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 53,554th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ringbahn is a German feminine noun meaning “ring railway, orbital railway, circle line (a rail line or system that encircles a city or urban area)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Ringbahn mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininering railway, orbital railway, circle line (a rail line or system that encircles a city or urban area)
Die Ringbahn umfährt das gesamte Stadtzentrum.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Ringbahn
- Ringbahnen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ringbahn?
- /ˈʁɪŋˌbaːn/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ringbahn in German?
Ringbahn appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).