gradlinig
[ˈɡʁaːtˌliːnɪç]
The verdict
“gradlinig” is an uncommon German word, ranked #95,668 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #95,668
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - räumlich / geografisch: in gerader Richtung verlaufend, in gerader Strecke verlaufend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gradlinig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁaːtˌliːnɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #95,668 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gradlinig” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for gradlinig is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡʁaːtˌliːnɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #95,668 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
gradlinig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gradlinig, spelled G-R-A-D-L-I-N-I-G.
Definition
- 1räumlich / geografisch: in gerader Richtung verlaufend, in gerader Strecke verlaufend
- 2das Wesen und den Charakter eines Menschen beschreibend: ein ehrlicher, direkter Mensch, ohne Umschweife
- 3die Karriere eines Menschen beschreibend: Berufe ergreifen, die alle auf einer gleichen Ausbildung beruhen oder in einem ähnlichen Fachgebiet liegen
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “gradlinig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-R-A-D-L-I-N-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡʁaːtˌliːnɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.