Ariadne

[aˈʁi̯adnə]

/[aˈʁi̯adnə]/ name

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The verdict

“Ariadne” is uncommon German (frequency #51,112 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,112
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der griechischen Sage die Tochter des kretischen Königs Minos; sie half Theseus dabei, nach dem Bezwingen des Minotaurus wieder aus dem Labyrinth zu finden

Corpus desk

Index DE-ariadne · Ariadne · German

Ariadne · rank #51,112 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,112
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Archivalien

Nearest frequency peer: Archivalien (-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 „Ariadne“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ariadne
PropertyValue
HeadwordAriadne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[aˈʁi̯adnə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,112
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ariadne“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Archivalien“ (#51,111), „Arschfick“ (#51,113), „Arbeitsloser“ (#51,110). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ariadne“ bei #51,112. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ariadne is uncommon German at frequency #51,112 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [aˈʁi̯adnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der griechischen Sage die Tochter des kretischen Königs Minos; sie half Theseus dabei, nach dem Bezwingen des Minotaurus wieder aus dem Labyrinth zu finden".

Zero misspellings are on record for Ariadne in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Ariadne, spelled A-R-I-A-D-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der griechischen Sage die Tochter des kretischen Königs Minos; sie half Theseus dabei, nach dem Bezwingen des Minotaurus wieder aus dem Labyrinth zu finden

This word in other languages

Ariadne(English)Ariadna(Español)Ariane(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 "Ariadne"?
"Ariadne" is spelled A-R-I-A-D-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈʁi̯adnə].
What does "Ariadne" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ariadne" means: in der griechischen Sage die Tochter des kretischen Königs Minos; sie half Theseus dabei, nach dem Bezwingen des Minotaurus wieder aus dem Labyrinth zu finden
How do you pronounce "Ariadne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ariadne" is [aˈʁi̯adnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ariadne" come from?
"Ariadne" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Adriano#51,089Badeort#51,136achtsam#51,086Abigail#51,079

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list