Senkblei
German, noun[ˈzɛŋkˌblaɪ̯]
Senkblei is spelled S-E-N-K-B-L-E-I (8 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written German, the 371,567th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Senkblei is a German neuter noun meaning “a mass of lead on a string used by masons to build straight walls” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gerät, mit dem der senkrechte Verlauf einer Kante gemessen und geprüft wird”.
What does Senkblei mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutera mass of lead on a string used by masons to build straight walls
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gerät, mit dem der senkrechte Verlauf einer Kante gemessen und geprüft wird
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 Senkblei
- Senkbleis genitive
- Senkbleies genitive
- Senkbleie plural
- Senkbleien dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Senkblei?
- [ˈzɛŋkˌblaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Senkblei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Senkblei in German?
Senkblei appears about once in every 39 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).