Schrankenwärter
German, noun[ˈʃʁaŋkn̩ˌvɛʁtɐ]
Schrankenwärter is spelled S-C-H-R-A-N-K-E-N-W-Ä-R-T-E-R (15 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written German, the 305,454th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schrankenwärter is a German masculine noun meaning “crossing keeper, grade crossing attendant, level crossing attendant, flagman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Betriebsangehöriger eines Eisenbahnbetriebs, der an einem beschrankten Bahnübergang die Schranke bedient”.
What does Schrankenwärter mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecrossing keeper, grade crossing attendant, level crossing attendant, flagman
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Betriebsangehöriger eines Eisenbahnbetriebs, der an einem beschrankten Bahnübergang die Schranke bedient
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 Schrankenwärter
- Schrankenwärters genitive
- Schrankenwärterin feminine
- Schrankenwärtern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schrankenwärter?
- [ˈʃʁaŋkn̩ˌvɛʁtɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schrankenwärter in German?
Schrankenwärter appears about once in every 28 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).