line

[laɪn]

/[laɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“line” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,511. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,511
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schnur, Faden: lange, relativ dünne Textilie

Corpus desk

Index DE-line · line · German

line · rank #5,511 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,511
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lieferung

Nearest frequency peer: Lieferung (-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 „line“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

line vs ln
50% similar
line vs LTE
0% similar
line vs liv
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for line
PropertyValue
Headwordline
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[laɪn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,511
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „line“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).lineliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Lieferung“ (#5,510), „Mecklenburg“ (#5,512), „körperliche“ (#5,509). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „line“ bei #5,511. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around line (IPA [laɪn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,511 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for line, with forms such as "ilne", "lien", and "linne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ln", "LTE", "liv", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is line, spelled L-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schnur, Faden: lange, relativ dünne Textilie
  2. 2
    Linie: (gerade oder gebogene) Verbindung oder Weg zwischen zwei oder mehreren Punkten
  3. 3
    Linie: gerader, eindimensionaler Körper, der unendlich lang und unendlich dünn ist
  4. 4
    Strecke, beidseitig begrenzte gerade Linie (3)
  5. 5
    Meridian, Längengrad, Breitengrad
  6. 6
    der Äquator, der Erdäquator
  7. 7
    Richtung, Weg
  8. 8
    Leitung
  9. 9
    Zeile: geschriebene oder gedruckte Zeile (Reihe) von Buchstaben, Wörtern, Zahlen oder Zeichen, oder eine Leere anstelle solches Textes
  10. 10
    gesprochener Satz
  11. 11
    Spruch, Platte, Geschwätz
  12. 12
    Schlange (Reihe von Individuen oder Gegenständen)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Then we hunted up a place close by to hide the canoe in, amongst the thick willows. We took some fish off of the lines and set them again, and begun to get ready for dinner.
  2. Use fabric or nursery grade webbing around stakes and trunk, loosely tying the line to the tree about 6 inches below the point where the tree bounces back in your hand when you grab the trunk.

Synonyms

ropecordthreadline segmentequatorqueue

Antonyms

planebodyobject

This word in other languages

corde(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilne
  • lien
  • linne
  • lline
  • lnie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of line - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ilne2lien2linne1lline1lnie2
Edit distance from "line"

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 "line"?
"line" is spelled L-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [laɪn].
What does "line" mean?
As a noun, "line" means: Schnur, Faden: lange, relativ dünne Textilie
What words are commonly confused with "line"?
"line" is commonly confused with "ln", "LTE", "liv". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "line"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "line" is [laɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "line" come from?
"line" 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 "line", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nass#5,515Norm#5,517Jesu#5,501gebt#5,485

Similar misspelling depth

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

data5 variantsbook5 variantsbiete5 variantsZelle5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list