linientreu
[ˈliːni̯ənˌtʁɔɪ̯]
The verdict
“linientreu” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - konsequent an einer Ideologie, einer Parteilinie festhaltend und sie befolgend
Corpus desk
Index DE-linientreu · linientreu · German
linientreu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | linientreu |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈliːni̯ənˌtʁɔɪ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „linientreu“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
linientreu is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈliːni̯ənˌtʁɔɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "konsequent an einer Ideologie, einer Parteilinie festhaltend und sie befolgend".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for linientreu, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is linientreu, spelled L-I-N-I-E-N-T-R-E-U.
Definition
- 1konsequent an einer Ideologie, einer Parteilinie festhaltend und sie befolgend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how linientreu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Während die Stasi-Nachbarn Herrn Kuppisch Verdruß bereiteten, setzte sich Frau Kuppisch gern vor ihnen in Szene — immer in der Rolle der linientreuen Familienmutter.“
[Chinas Staatspropaganda erfindet Schweizer Forscher:] „Immerhin haben aber inzwischen auch einige linientreue Medien und Plattformen in China stillschweigend die Zitate von Wilson Edward gelöscht.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.