Schleuse
German, noun[ˈʃlɔɪ̯.zə]
Schleuse is spelled S-C-H-L-E-U-S-E (8 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written German, the 16,125th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schleuse is a German feminine noun meaning “sluice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “verschließbares Tor zur Regulierung verschieden hoher Wasserstände”.
What does Schleuse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesluice
- 2
femininelock (water transport)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. verschließbares Tor zur Regulierung verschieden hoher Wasserstände 2. großes Wasserbecken, in das Schiffe hineinfahren, um unterschiedliche Wasserstände zu überwinden 3. etwas das trennt, zurückhält, eine Barriere 4. geschlossener Raum, in dem bestimmte Maßnahmen getroffen werden können
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 Schleuse
- Schleusen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schleuse?
- Germany [ˈʃlɔɪ̯.zə]
- Austria [ˈʃlɔɛ̯.sɛ]
- [ˈʃlɔɪ̯zə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schleuse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schleuse in German?
Schleuse appears 3.5 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).