Zahnradbahn
German, noun[ˈt͡saːnʁatˌbaːn]
Zahnradbahn is spelled Z-A-H-N-R-A-D-B-A-H-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 110,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zahnradbahn is a German feminine noun meaning “rack railway, cog railway” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Eisenbahn, bei der die Übertragung der Antriebskraft über eine im Gleis eingebaute Zahnstange erfolgt”.
What does Zahnradbahn mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerack railway, cog railway
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Eisenbahn, bei der die Übertragung der Antriebskraft über eine im Gleis eingebaute Zahnstange erfolgt
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 Zahnradbahn
- Zahnradbahnen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zahnradbahn?
- [ˈt͡saːnʁatˌbaːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zahnradbahn in German?
Zahnradbahn appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).