Dardanellen

[daʁdaˈnɛlən]

/[daʁdaˈnɛlən]/ name

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The verdict

“Dardanellen” is uncommon German (frequency #98,286 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,286
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Meerenge zwischen Ägäis und Marmarameer

Corpus desk

Index DE-dardanellen · Dardanellen · German

Dardanellen · rank #98,286 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,286
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dachziegeln

Nearest frequency peer: Dachziegeln (-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 „Dardanellen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dardanellen
PropertyValue
HeadwordDardanellen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[daʁdaˈnɛlən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#98,286
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dardanellen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Dachziegeln“ (#98,285), „Darstellungsweise“ (#98,287), „Curia“ (#98,283). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dardanellen“ bei #98,286. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dardanellen is uncommon German at frequency #98,286 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [daʁdaˈnɛlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Meerenge zwischen Ägäis und Marmarameer".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Dardanellen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Dardanellen, spelled D-A-R-D-A-N-E-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Meerenge zwischen Ägäis und Marmarameer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Venezianische Schiffe konnten 1648 sogar die Dardanellen blockieren und Konstantinopel bedrohen, was in eine politische Krise und zur Absetzung Sultan Ibrahims (1640–1648) durch die Janitscharen führte.“
  2. „Bei stets günstigem Wind gelangten wir in acht oder zehn Tagen zu den Dardanellen; dort kamen uns türkische Barken entgegen, um uns nach Konstantinopel zu bringen.“

Synonyms

Hellespont

This word in other languages

Dardanelles(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 "Dardanellen"?
"Dardanellen" is spelled D-A-R-D-A-N-E-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [daʁdaˈnɛlən].
What does "Dardanellen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dardanellen" means: Meerenge zwischen Ägäis und Marmarameer
How do you pronounce "Dardanellen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dardanellen" is [daʁdaˈnɛlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dardanellen" come from?
"Dardanellen" 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 "Dardanellen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dachziegeln#98,285Denkverbote#98,294dialektisch#98,300Dienstgrade#98,302

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list