Leine
German, noun/ˈlaɪ̯nə/
Leine is spelled L-E-I-N-E (5 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written German, the 9,700th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leine is a German feminine noun meaning “washing line” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Lein. The German Wiktionary defines it as “längere feste Schnur, an der etwas festgemacht wird oder mit der etwas festgemacht wird; dünnes Seil”.
What does Leine mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewashing line
- 2
feminineleash (strap or cord with which to restrain an animal)
an der kurzen Leine halten
- 3
femininea rope of lesser thickness
noun
- 1
nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Lein
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. längere feste Schnur, an der etwas festgemacht wird oder mit der etwas festgemacht wird; dünnes Seil
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Leine
- Leinen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leine?
- /ˈlaɪ̯nə/
- [ˈlaɪ̯nə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Leine
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Leine in German?
Leine appears 6.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).