Linkskurve

[ˈlɪŋksˌkʊʁvə]

/[ˈlɪŋksˌkʊʁvə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Linkskurve” is uncommon German (frequency #67,460 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,460
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine in Blickrichtung nach links gekrümmte Kurve

Corpus desk

Index DE-linkskurve · Linkskurve · German

Linkskurve · rank #67,460 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,460
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH lichterloh

Nearest frequency peer: lichterloh (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Linkskurve“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Linkskurve“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Linkskurve
PropertyValue
HeadwordLinkskurve
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlɪŋksˌkʊʁvə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#67,460
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Linkskurve“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Linkskurvefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „lichterloh“ (#67,459), „Liquor“ (#67,461), „Lhasa“ (#67,458). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Linkskurve“ bei #67,460. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Linkskurve is uncommon German at frequency #67,460 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɪŋksˌkʊʁvə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine in Blickrichtung nach links gekrümmte Kurve".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Linkskurve, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Linkskurve, spelled L-I-N-K-S-K-U-R-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine in Blickrichtung nach links gekrümmte Kurve

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Folgen Sie dieser Straße und biegen Sie nach der nächsten Linkskurve gleich rechts ab.

Antonyms

Rechtskurve

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 "Linkskurve"?
"Linkskurve" is spelled L-I-N-K-S-K-U-R-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɪŋksˌkʊʁvə].
What does "Linkskurve" mean?
As a noun, "Linkskurve" means: eine in Blickrichtung nach links gekrümmte Kurve
How do you pronounce "Linkskurve"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Linkskurve" is [ˈlɪŋksˌkʊʁvə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Linkskurve" come from?
"Linkskurve" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Linkskurve", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lichterloh#67,459Lässigkeit#67,472Lehrkörper#67,445Lebensbaum#67,441

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list