Schwebebahn

[ˈʃveːbəˌbaːn]

/[ˈʃveːbəˌbaːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schwebebahn” is uncommon German (frequency #53,221 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,221
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Verkehrsmittel, bei dem eine Gondel an einem in der Luft hängenden Seil oder entlang einer oberhalb verlaufenden Schiene bewegt wird

Key facts for Schwebebahn
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchwebebahn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃveːbəˌbaːn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#53,221
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schwebebahn” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schwebebahn lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schwebebahn is uncommon German at frequency #53,221 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃveːbəˌbaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verkehrsmittel, bei dem eine Gondel an einem in der Luft hängenden Seil oder entlang einer oberhalb verlaufenden Schiene bewegt wird".

Schwebebahn has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schwebebahn, spelled S-C-H-W-E-B-E-B-A-H-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verkehrsmittel, bei dem eine Gondel an einem in der Luft hängenden Seil oder entlang einer oberhalb verlaufenden Schiene bewegt wird

This word in other languages

teleférico(Español)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schwebebahn"?
"Schwebebahn" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-B-E-B-A-H-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃveːbəˌbaːn].
What does "Schwebebahn" mean?
As a noun, "Schwebebahn" means: Verkehrsmittel, bei dem eine Gondel an einem in der Luft hängenden Seil oder entlang einer oberhalb verlaufenden Schiene bewegt wird
How do you pronounce "Schwebebahn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schwebebahn" is [ˈʃveːbəˌbaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schwebebahn" come from?
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Using “Schwebebahn”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-W-E-B-E-B-A-H-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃveːbəˌbaːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list