Cairns

[kɛʁns]

/[kɛʁns]/ name

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Cairns” is uncommon German (frequency #80,204 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,204
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt im Norden des australischen Bundesstaats Queensland

Corpus desk

Index DE-cairns · Cairns · German

Cairns · rank #80,204 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,204
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Büroleiter

Nearest frequency peer: Büroleiter (-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 „Cairns“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Cairns“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Büroleiter“ (#80,203), „cale“ (#80,205), „Bürgerhäuser“ (#80,201). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Cairns“ bei #80,204. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cairns is uncommon German at frequency #80,204 among 1,273 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „›Nach drei Monaten hat er eine Arbeitserlaubnis im Zollamt von Cairns beantragt.‹“

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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bonita#80,177Dammes#80,233blumig#80,173Demmin#80,245

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list