linear
German, adjective/lineˈaːɐ̯/
linear is spelled L-I-N-E-A-R (6 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written German, the 16,394th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Linear is a German adjective meaning “linear (having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in Form einer geraden Linie verlaufend”.
What does linear mean in English?
adjective
- 1
linear (having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course)
- 2
linear; lineal (pertaining to lines)
- 3
linear (made in a step-by-step, straightforward manner)
- 4
linear (pertaining to polynomials of degree one)
- 5
linear (in one dimension)
- 6
line-drawn; lineal (drawn using line art)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. in Form einer geraden Linie verlaufend 2. in einer Richtung stetig verlaufend, ohne Abschweifung 3. alle in gleicher Weise betreffend 4. auf die Veränderung eines Parameters stets mit einer dazu proportionalen Änderung eines anderen Parameters reagierend
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 linear
- linearer masculine nominative singular
- am linearsten superlative
- lineare feminine nominative singular
- lineares neuter nominative singular
- linearen genitive masculine singular
- linearem dative masculine singular
- der lineare definite includes-article masculine
- die lineare definite feminine includes-article
- das lineare definite includes-article neuter
- die linearen definite includes-article nominative
- des linearen definite genitive includes-article
- der linearen definite feminine genitive
- dem linearen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce linear?
- /lineˈaːɐ̯/
- [lineˈaːɐ̯]
- [lineˈʔaːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to linear
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is linear in German?
linear appears 3.4 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).