Küstenlinie

[ˈkʏstn̩ˌliːni̯ə]

/[ˈkʏstn̩ˌliːni̯ə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Küstenlinie” is an uncommon German word, ranked #83,006 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#83,006
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Verlauf der Grenzlinie zwischen Land und Meer

Key facts for Küstenlinie
PropertyValue
HeadwordKüstenlinie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʏstn̩ˌliːni̯ə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#83,006
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Küstenlinie” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Küstenlinie lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Küstenlinie is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʏstn̩ˌliːni̯ə]. Corpus data places it at rank #83,006 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Verlauf der Grenzlinie zwischen Land und Meer".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Küstenlinie, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Küstenlinie, spelled K-Ü-S-T-E-N-L-I-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verlauf der Grenzlinie zwischen Land und Meer

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 "Küstenlinie"?
"Küstenlinie" is spelled K-Ü-S-T-E-N-L-I-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʏstn̩ˌliːni̯ə].
What does "Küstenlinie" mean?
As a noun, "Küstenlinie" means: Verlauf der Grenzlinie zwischen Land und Meer
How do you pronounce "Küstenlinie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Küstenlinie" is [ˈkʏstn̩ˌliːni̯ə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Küstenlinie" come from?
"Küstenlinie" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Küstenlinie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-Ü-S-T-E-N-L-I-N-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkʏstn̩ˌliːni̯ə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list