how to pronounce gleis

/ɡlaɪ̯s/

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gleis is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of gleis in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… lina honig direkt am gleis von der …”

meanings of gleis

noun:

Railway (track on which trains run).
Track.

gleis frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word gleis occurs in german on average 4.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.