Trennlinie

[ˈtʁɛnˌliːni̯ə]

/[ˈtʁɛnˌliːni̯ə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Trennlinie” is uncommon German (frequency #62,000 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,000
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Linie, die etwas von etwas anderem abgrenzt

Corpus desk

Index DE-trennlinie · Trennlinie · German

Trennlinie · rank #62,000 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,000
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Treibhauseffe…

Nearest frequency peer: Treibhauseffekt (-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 „Trennlinie“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Trennlinie
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrennlinie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁɛnˌliːni̯ə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#62,000
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Trennlinie“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Trennliniefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Treibhauseffekt“ (#61,999), „Triumphe“ (#62,001), „Trauermarsch“ (#61,998). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Trennlinie“ bei #62,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Trennlinie is uncommon German at frequency #62,000 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁɛnˌliːni̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Linie, die etwas von etwas anderem abgrenzt".

Trennlinie has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Trennlinie, spelled T-R-E-N-N-L-I-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Linie, die etwas von etwas anderem abgrenzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Grenzen zwischen den Besatzungszonen wurden als zeitweilige Trennlinien akzeptiert.“
  2. „Viele Muslime fanden sich auf der indischen Seite der Trennlinie, viele Hindus und Sikhs auf der pakistanischen.“

Synonyms

Grenzlinie

This word in other languages

ligne de démarcation(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 "Trennlinie"?
"Trennlinie" is spelled T-R-E-N-N-L-I-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁɛnˌliːni̯ə].
What does "Trennlinie" mean?
As a noun, "Trennlinie" means: Linie, die etwas von etwas anderem abgrenzt
How do you pronounce "Trennlinie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trennlinie" is [ˈtʁɛnˌliːni̯ə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Trennlinie" come from?
"Trennlinie" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list