Donauinsel

[ˈdoːnaʊ̯ˌʔɪnzl̩]

/[ˈdoːnaʊ̯ˌʔɪnzl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Donauinsel” is uncommon German (frequency #77,865 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,865
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Insel, die in der Donau liegt

Key facts for Donauinsel
PropertyValue
HeadwordDonauinsel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdoːnaʊ̯ˌʔɪnzl̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#77,865
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Donauinsel” 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). Donauinsel lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Donauinsel is uncommon German at frequency #77,865 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdoːnaʊ̯ˌʔɪnzl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Insel, die in der Donau liegt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Donauinsel, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Donauinsel, spelled D-O-N-A-U-I-N-S-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Insel, die in der Donau liegt

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 "Donauinsel"?
"Donauinsel" is spelled D-O-N-A-U-I-N-S-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdoːnaʊ̯ˌʔɪnzl̩].
What does "Donauinsel" mean?
As a noun, "Donauinsel" means: Insel, die in der Donau liegt
How do you pronounce "Donauinsel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Donauinsel" is [ˈdoːnaʊ̯ˌʔɪnzl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Donauinsel" come from?
"Donauinsel" 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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Using “Donauinsel”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is D-O-N-A-U-I-N-S-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdoːnaʊ̯ˌʔɪnzl̩] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list