Schlussstrich
German, noun[ˈʃlʊsʃtʁɪç]
Schlussstrich is spelled S-C-H-L-U-S-S-S-T-R-I-C-H (13 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 32,981st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schlussstrich is a German masculine noun meaning “horizontal rule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “waagerechte Linie am Ende eines Textes oder einer Rechnung”.
What does Schlussstrich mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehorizontal rule
- 2
masculinedouble bar line
- 3
masculineclosure
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. waagerechte Linie am Ende eines Textes oder einer Rechnung 2. senkrechter doppelter Taktstrich, der das Ende eines Musikstücks bezeichnet
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schlussstrich
- Schlussstriches genitive
- Schlussstrichs genitive
- Schlussstriche plural
- Schlussstrichen dative definite plural
- Schlußstrich alternative
- Schluss-Strich alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schlussstrich?
- [ˈʃlʊsʃtʁɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schlussstrich in German?
Schlussstrich appears 1.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).