Gürtellinie

[ˈɡʏʁtl̩ˌliːni̯ə]

/[ˈɡʏʁtl̩ˌliːni̯ə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gürtellinie” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,791. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,791
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Linie oberhalb der Hüfte, entlang derer der Gürtel verläuft oder verlaufen würde, Trennlinie zwischen Ober- und Unterkörper

Corpus desk

Index DE-gurtellinie · Gürtellinie · German

Gürtellinie · rank #38,791 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,791
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gutgeschrieben

Nearest frequency peer: gutgeschrieben (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Gürtellinie“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Gürtellinie“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Gürtellinie
PropertyValue
HeadwordGürtellinie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡʏʁtl̩ˌliːni̯ə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#38,791
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gürtellinie“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Gürtellinieliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gutgeschrieben“ (#38,790), „Hades“ (#38,792), „Gusseisen“ (#38,789). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gürtellinie“ bei #38,791. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Gürtellinie (IPA [ˈɡʏʁtl̩ˌliːni̯ə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,791 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Linie oberhalb der Hüfte, entlang derer der Gürtel verläuft oder verlaufen würde, Trennlinie zwischen Ober- und Unterkörper".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gürtellinie, with forms such as "ggürtellinie", "grütellinie", and "güretllinie". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gürtellinie, spelled G-Ü-R-T-E-L-L-I-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Linie oberhalb der Hüfte, entlang derer der Gürtel verläuft oder verlaufen würde, Trennlinie zwischen Ober- und Unterkörper

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Gürtellinie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ihre Haare gehen fast bis zur Gürtellinie.
  2. „Alle drei Gewächse reichen dem sich erholenden Rentner bis zur Gürtellinie.“

Synonyms

Taille

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggürtellinie
  • grütellinie
  • güretllinie
  • gürrtellinie
  • gürtelilnie
  • gürtelinie
  • gürtelliine
  • gürtellinei
  • gürtellinnie
  • gürtellniie
  • gürtlelinie
  • gürttellinie
  • gütrellinie
  • ügrtellinie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gürtellinie - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ggürtellinie1grütellinie2güretllinie2gürrtellinie1gürtelilnie2gürtelinie1gürtelliine2gürtellinei2
Edit distance from "Gürtellinie"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gürtellinie"?
"Gürtellinie" is spelled G-Ü-R-T-E-L-L-I-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʏʁtl̩ˌliːni̯ə].
What does "Gürtellinie" mean?
As a noun, "Gürtellinie" means: Linie oberhalb der Hüfte, entlang derer der Gürtel verläuft oder verlaufen würde, Trennlinie zwischen Ober- und Unterkörper
What are common misspellings of "Gürtellinie"?
Common misspellings include "ggürtellinie", "grütellinie", "güretllinie", "gürrtellinie", "gürtelilnie". The correct spelling is "Gürtellinie".
How do you pronounce "Gürtellinie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gürtellinie" is [ˈɡʏʁtl̩ˌliːni̯ə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gürtellinie" come from?
"Gürtellinie" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gürtellinie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Haustieren14 variantsgekleidete14 variantsHunderter14 variantsinständig14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list