Schlangenlinien

[ˈʃlaŋənˌliːni̯ən]

/[ˈʃlaŋənˌliːni̯ən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlangenlinien” is uncommon German (frequency #89,526 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,526
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schlangenlinie

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlangenlinien · Schlangenlinien · German

Schlangenlinien · rank #89,526 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,526
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schirmmütze

Nearest frequency peer: Schirmmütze (-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 „Schlangenlinien“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlangenlinien
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlangenlinien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlaŋənˌliːni̯ən]
Letters15
Frequency rank#89,526
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlangenlinien“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schlangenlinienfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schirmmütze“ (#89,525), „schleimigen“ (#89,527), „schildere“ (#89,524). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlangenlinien“ bei #89,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlangenlinien is uncommon German at frequency #89,526 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaŋənˌliːni̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Schlangenlinien in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Schlangenlinien, spelled S-C-H-L-A-N-G-E-N-L-I-N-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schlangenlinie
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schlangenlinie
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schlangenlinie
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Schlangenlinie

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 "Schlangenlinien"?
"Schlangenlinien" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-N-G-E-N-L-I-N-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaŋənˌliːni̯ən].
What does "Schlangenlinien" mean?
As a noun, "Schlangenlinien" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schlangenlinie
How do you pronounce "Schlangenlinien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlangenlinien" is [ˈʃlaŋənˌliːni̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlangenlinien" come from?
"Schlangenlinien" 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 "Schlangenlinien", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list