Standseilbahn
German, noun[ˈʃtantzaɪ̯lbaːn]
Standseilbahn is spelled S-T-A-N-D-S-E-I-L-B-A-H-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 140,468th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Standseilbahn is a German feminine noun meaning “Funicular” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Seilbahn (Bergbahn), die auf Schienen läuft und mit Seilen gezogen wird”.
What does Standseilbahn mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineFunicular
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Seilbahn (Bergbahn), die auf Schienen läuft und mit Seilen gezogen 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 Standseilbahn
- Standseilbahnen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Standseilbahn?
- [ˈʃtantzaɪ̯lbaːn]
- [ˈʃtantˌzaɪ̯lbaːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Standseilbahn
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Standseilbahn in German?
Standseilbahn appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).