Slackline

[ˈslɛkˌlaɪ̯n]

/[ˈslɛkˌlaɪ̯n]/ noun

The verdict

“Slackline” is uncommon German (frequency #84,577 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,577
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - als Sport- oder Spielgerät dienender, an zwei Punkten befestigter Gurt, auf dem man balanciert

Corpus desk

Index DE-slackline · Slackline · German

Slackline · rank #84,577 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,577
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Skandinaviens

Nearest frequency peer: Skandinaviens (-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 „Slackline“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Slackline
PropertyValue
HeadwordSlackline
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈslɛkˌlaɪ̯n]
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,577
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Slackline“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Skandinaviens“ (#84,576), „Sitzgelegenheit“ (#84,574), „smoker“ (#84,580). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Slackline“ bei #84,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Slackline is uncommon German at frequency #84,577 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈslɛkˌlaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "als Sport- oder Spielgerät dienender, an zwei Punkten befestigter Gurt, auf dem man balanciert".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Slackline, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Slackline, spelled S-L-A-C-K-L-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    als Sport- oder Spielgerät dienender, an zwei Punkten befestigter Gurt, auf dem man balanciert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Im Gegensatz zu einem straff gespannten Drahtseil gibt die Slackline der Last des Sportlers nach.“
  2. Slacklines, die zwischen Bäumen gespannt werden, können das Kambium verletzen und schlimmstenfalls zum Absterben des Baumes führen.

This word in other languages

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 "Slackline"?
"Slackline" is spelled S-L-A-C-K-L-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈslɛkˌlaɪ̯n].
What does "Slackline" mean?
As a noun, "Slackline" means: als Sport- oder Spielgerät dienender, an zwei Punkten befestigter Gurt, auf dem man balanciert
How do you pronounce "Slackline"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Slackline" is [ˈslɛkˌlaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Slackline" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list