Untergrundbahn
German, noun/ˈʔʊntɐɡʁʊntˌbaːn/
Untergrundbahn is spelled U-N-T-E-R-G-R-U-N-D-B-A-H-N (14 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 123,622nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Untergrundbahn is a German feminine noun meaning “underground railway” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unterirdische Eisenbahnstrecke als Tunnelsystem”.
What does Untergrundbahn mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineunderground railway
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unterirdische Eisenbahnstrecke als Tunnelsystem 2. Verkehrslinie auf den Schienen, dem Schienennetz einer Untergrundbahn^([1]) 3. Fahrzeug (Verkehrsmittel) der Verkehrslinie Untergrundbahn^([2]); Untergrundbahnwagen, Untergrundbahnzug
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 Untergrundbahn
- Untergrundbahnen plural
- U-Bahn abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Untergrundbahn?
- /ˈʔʊntɐɡʁʊntˌbaːn/
- [ˈʊntɐɡʁʊntˌbaːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Untergrundbahn in German?
Untergrundbahn appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).