lineare

[lineˈaːʁə]

/[lineˈaːʁə]/ adj

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The verdict

“lineare” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,320. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,320
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs linear

Corpus desk

Index DE-lineare · lineare · German

lineare · rank #18,320 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,320
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lichte

Nearest frequency peer: Lichte (-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 „lineare“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „lineare“ 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).

lineare vs linearen
88% similar
lineare vs linear
86% similar
lineare vs Lineal
57% similar

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

Key facts for lineare
PropertyValue
Headwordlineare
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[lineˈaːʁə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,320
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „lineare“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.lineareliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Lichte“ (#18,319), „lockere“ (#18,321), „Logan“ (#18,322). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lineare“ bei #18,320. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around lineare (IPA [lineˈaːʁə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,320 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for lineare, with forms such as "ilneare", "lienare", and "linaere". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "linearen", "linear", "Lineal", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is lineare, spelled L-I-N-E-A-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs linear
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs linear
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs linear
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs linear
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs linear
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs linear
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs linear
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs linear
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs linear

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilneare
  • lienare
  • linaere
  • lineaer
  • linearre
  • linerae
  • linneare
  • llineare
  • lnieare

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ilneare2lienare2linaere2lineaer2linearre1linerae2linneare1llineare1
Edit distance from "lineare"

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 "lineare"?
"lineare" is spelled L-I-N-E-A-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [lineˈaːʁə].
What does "lineare" mean?
As an adjective, "lineare" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs linear
What words are commonly confused with "lineare"?
"lineare" is commonly confused with "linearen", "linear", "Lineal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lineare"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lineare" is [lineˈaːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lineare" come from?
"lineare" 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 "lineare", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lockere#18,321Löchern#18,323Malcolm#18,324Messias#18,329

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Lichte9 variantsKürbis9 variantsKnaller9 variantsHörner9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list