linea

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/[…]/ noun

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The verdict

“linea” is uncommon German (frequency #65,466 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,466
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Linie

Corpus desk

Index DE-linea · linea · German

linea · rank #65,466 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,466
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 30,953
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lieblingsthema

Nearest frequency peer: Lieblingsthema (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “linea”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “linea” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for linea
PropertyValue
Headwordlinea
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#65,466
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “linea” 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). linea lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

linea is uncommon German at frequency #65,466 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 10 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for linea, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 linea, spelled L-I-N-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Linie
  2. 2
    übertragen die Linie
  3. 3
    die Linie
  4. 4
    die Strecke
  5. 5
    die Linie
  6. 6
    die Figur, die Linie
  7. 7
    der Schnitt
  8. 8
    die Züge
  9. 9
    die Leitung
  10. 10
    die Serie

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "linea"?
"linea" is spelled L-I-N-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "linea" mean?
As a noun, "linea" means: die Linie
How do you pronounce "linea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "linea" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "linea" come from?
"linea" 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 "linea", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lette#65,462Lecks#65,457müdes#65,521Kenya#65,403
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