Schlangenlinie
[ˈʃlaŋənˌliːni̯ə]
The verdict
“Schlangenlinie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mehrfach gebogene (die Richtung wechselnde) Linie
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlangenlinie · Schlangenlinie · German
Schlangenlinie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | Schlangenlinie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlaŋənˌliːni̯ə] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlangenlinie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schlangenlinie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaŋənˌliːni̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mehrfach gebogene (die Richtung wechselnde) Linie".
No misspelling variants are generated for Schlangenlinie in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schlangenlinie, spelled S-C-H-L-A-N-G-E-N-L-I-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1mehrfach gebogene (die Richtung wechselnde) Linie
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schlangenlinie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er war betrunken und konnte nur noch Schlangenlinien fahren.
„Die Sonne war gesunken, rote Flammen zerliefen im Wasser, die Gipfel funkelten in kaltem Glanz, und zwischen den Favelahütten sah er die Schlangenlinien der ungepflasterten Straßen.“
Antonyms
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.