Sockelleiste
German, noun/ˈzɔkəlˌlaɪ̯stə/
Sockelleiste is spelled S-O-C-K-E-L-L-E-I-S-T-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 81 million words in written German, the 564,542nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sockelleiste is a German feminine noun meaning “baseboard, skirting board, mopboard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Leiste am Übergang vom Fußboden zur Wand”.
What does Sockelleiste mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebaseboard, skirting board, mopboard
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Leiste am Übergang vom Fußboden zur Wand
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 Sockelleiste
- Sockelleisten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sockelleiste?
- /ˈzɔkəlˌlaɪ̯stə/
- /ˈzɔkl̩ˌlaɪ̯stə/
- /ˈsɔkəlˌlaɪ̯stə/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Sockelleiste in German?
Sockelleiste appears about once in every 81 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).