Grenzlinie
[ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌliːni̯ə]
The verdict
“Grenzlinie” is uncommon German (frequency #73,558 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,558
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Linie, die etwas von etwas anderem abgrenzt; die eine Grenze markiert
Corpus desk
Index DE-grenzlinie · Grenzlinie · German
Grenzlinie · rank #73,558 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,558
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH Grenzfall
Nearest frequency peer: Grenzfall (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Grenzlinie“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- grammatisch…
grammatischen
26,445 corpus weight
- Grenzfall
Grenzfall
26,444 corpus weight
- Grenzlinie
Grenzlinie
26,443 corpus weight
- grenzübersc…
grenzüberschreitend
26,442 corpus weight
- Grimmen
Grimmen
26,441 corpus weight
- Grippewelle
Grippewelle
26,440 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Grenzlinie“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Grenzlinie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌliːni̯ə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #73,558 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Grenzlinie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Grenzlinie is uncommon German at frequency #73,558 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁɛnt͡sˌliːni̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Linie, die etwas von etwas anderem abgrenzt; die eine Grenze markiert".
No misspelling variants are generated for Grenzlinie in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Grenzlinie, spelled G-R-E-N-Z-L-I-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1Linie, die etwas von etwas anderem abgrenzt; die eine Grenze markiert
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Grenzlinie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„US-Präsident Trump hat Nordkoreas Machthaber Kim Jong-un an der innerkoreanischen Grenzlinie getroffen und danach die Wiederaufnahme der Gespräche USA-Nordkorea angekündigt“
„Ich träumte, daß ich die Grenzlinie überschritte.“
Synonyms
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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