Startlinie

[ˈʃtaʁtˌliːni̯ə]

/[ˈʃtaʁtˌliːni̯ə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Startlinie” is an uncommon German word, ranked #88,325 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#88,325
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Linie, von der aus der Start der Teilnehmer eines Wettbewerbs erfolgt

Key facts for Startlinie
PropertyValue
HeadwordStartlinie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtaʁtˌliːni̯ə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#88,325
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Startlinie” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Startlinie lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Startlinie is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtaʁtˌliːni̯ə]. Corpus data places it at rank #88,325 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Linie, von der aus der Start der Teilnehmer eines Wettbewerbs erfolgt".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Startlinie, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Startlinie, spelled S-T-A-R-T-L-I-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Linie, von der aus der Start der Teilnehmer eines Wettbewerbs erfolgt

Antonyms

Ziellinie

This word in other languages

ligne de départ(Français)

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 "Startlinie"?
"Startlinie" is spelled S-T-A-R-T-L-I-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtaʁtˌliːni̯ə].
What does "Startlinie" mean?
As a noun, "Startlinie" means: Linie, von der aus der Start der Teilnehmer eines Wettbewerbs erfolgt
How do you pronounce "Startlinie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Startlinie" is [ˈʃtaʁtˌliːni̯ə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Startlinie" come from?
"Startlinie" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Startlinie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-T-A-R-T-L-I-N-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃtaʁtˌliːni̯ə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list