Aalborg

[ˈaːlbɔʁk]

/[ˈaːlbɔʁk]/ name

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The verdict

“Aalborg” is uncommon German (frequency #99,413 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,413
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hafenstadt im Norden von Dänemark

Corpus desk

Index DE-aalborg · Aalborg · German

Aalborg · rank #99,413 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,413
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abblendlicht

Nearest frequency peer: Abblendlicht (+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 „Aalborg“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Aalborg
PropertyValue
HeadwordAalborg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈaːlbɔʁk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#99,413
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Aalborg“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Aalborgfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Abblendlicht“ (#99,414), „abdriften“ (#99,415), „Abenteuerland“ (#99,416). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aalborg“ bei #99,413. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Aalborg is uncommon German at frequency #99,413 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈaːlbɔʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hafenstadt im Norden von Dänemark".

Aalborg doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Aalborg, spelled A-A-L-B-O-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hafenstadt im Norden von Dänemark

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Aalborg liegt in der Nähe des Kattegat.

This word in other languages

Aalborg(English)Aalborg(Español)Aalborg(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 "Aalborg"?
"Aalborg" is spelled A-A-L-B-O-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːlbɔʁk].
What does "Aalborg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Aalborg" means: Hafenstadt im Norden von Dänemark
How do you pronounce "Aalborg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aalborg" is [ˈaːlbɔʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aalborg" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Abraxas#99,424abtöten#99,428Achille#99,431Zionist#99,385

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list