Sperrlinie
[ˈʃpɛʁˌliːni̯ə]
The verdict
“Sperrlinie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durchgezogener Strich auf einer Fahrbahn
Corpus desk
Index DE-sperrlinie · Sperrlinie · German
Sperrlinie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Sperrlinie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpɛʁˌliːni̯ə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sperrlinie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sperrlinie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpɛʁˌliːni̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Sperrlinie, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Sperrlinie, spelled S-P-E-R-R-L-I-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1durchgezogener Strich auf einer Fahrbahn
- 2gesicherter (Grenz-)Abschnitt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sperrlinie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sperrlinien sind nicht unterbrochene Längsmarkierungen in weißer Farbe, die zur Abgrenzung von für den fließenden Verkehr bestimmten Verkehrsflächen untereinander dienen.“
„So nimmt er auch wahr, wie Sektionsleiter Georg H. - der wie jeden Tag frühmorgens mit seinem Kfz in sein Büro in den dritten Wiener Bezirk fährt - eine klar ersichtliche Sperrlinie überfährt.“
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.