Ätna

[ˈɛːtna]

/[ˈɛːtna]/ name

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The verdict

“Ätna” is an uncommon German word, ranked #71,040 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#71,040
frequency rank, German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein 3352 Meter hoher, aktiver Schichtvulkan an der Ostküste der Insel Sizilien nördlich der Stadt Catania

Key facts for Ätna
PropertyValue
HeadwordÄtna
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɛːtna]
Letters4
Frequency rank#71,040
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ätna” 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). Ätna 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 Ätna is 4 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɛːtna]. Corpus data places it at rank #71,040 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein 3352 Meter hoher, aktiver Schichtvulkan an der Ostküste der Insel Sizilien nördlich der Stadt Catania".

Ätna doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ätna, spelled Ä-T-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein 3352 Meter hoher, aktiver Schichtvulkan an der Ostküste der Insel Sizilien nördlich der Stadt Catania

This word in other languages

Etna(English)Etna(Español)Etna(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 "Ätna"?
"Ätna" is spelled Ä-T-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛːtna].
What does "Ätna" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ätna" means: ein 3352 Meter hoher, aktiver Schichtvulkan an der Ostküste der Insel Sizilien nördlich der Stadt Catania
How do you pronounce "Ätna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ätna" is [ˈɛːtna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ätna" come from?
"Ätna" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Ätna”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Ä-T-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɛːtna] (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