Donauinsel

[ˈdoːnaʊ̯ˌʔɪnzl̩]

/[ˈdoːnaʊ̯ˌʔɪnzl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Donauinsel” is uncommon German (frequency #77,865 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,865
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insel, die in der Donau liegt

Corpus desk

Index DE-donauinsel · Donauinsel · German

Donauinsel · rank #77,865 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,865
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dominierend

Nearest frequency peer: dominierend (-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 „Donauinsel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Donauinsel
PropertyValue
HeadwordDonauinsel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdoːnaʊ̯ˌʔɪnzl̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#77,865
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Donauinsel“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Donauinselfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „dominierend“ (#77,864), „Doppelkopf“ (#77,866), „divinity“ (#77,863). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Donauinsel“ bei #77,865. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Donauinsel is uncommon German at frequency #77,865 among 2,764 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Auf der Donauinsel in Wien findet alljährlich das Donauinselfest statt.

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Doppelkopf#77,866Dorfschule#77,867Choreograf#77,809Börsenwert#77,799

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list