Cairns

[kɛʁns]

/[kɛʁns]/ name

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The verdict

“Cairns” is uncommon German (frequency #80,204 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,204
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stadt im Norden des australischen Bundesstaats Queensland

Key facts for Cairns
PropertyValue
HeadwordCairns
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kɛʁns]
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,204
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Cairns” 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). Cairns lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cairns is uncommon German at frequency #80,204 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kɛʁns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt im Norden des australischen Bundesstaats Queensland".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Cairns, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Cairns, spelled C-A-I-R-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt im Norden des australischen Bundesstaats Queensland

This word in other languages

Cairns(English)

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 "Cairns"?
"Cairns" is spelled C-A-I-R-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kɛʁns].
What does "Cairns" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cairns" means: Stadt im Norden des australischen Bundesstaats Queensland
How do you pronounce "Cairns"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cairns" is [kɛʁns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cairns" come from?
"Cairns" 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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Using “Cairns”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is C-A-I-R-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kɛʁns] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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