Ainu
[ˈaɪ̯nu]
The verdict
“Ainu” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die nahezu ausgestorbene Sprache des gleichnamigen Volks in Nordjapan
Corpus desk
Index DE-ainu · Ainu · German
Ainu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | Ainu |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯nu] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ainu“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ainu is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nu]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die nahezu ausgestorbene Sprache des gleichnamigen Volks in Nordjapan".
Zero misspellings are on record for Ainu in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Ainu, spelled A-I-N-U.
Definition
- 1die nahezu ausgestorbene Sprache des gleichnamigen Volks in Nordjapan
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ainu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ainu hatte bis vor kurzem keine Schrift, aber in den letzten Jahren wird versucht, die Sprache mit der japanischen Silbenschrift Katakana und mit dem lateinischen Alphabet zu verschriftlichen.“
„Das Japanische kenne nur Postpositionen, während das Ainu auch Präpositionen habe[.]“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.