Donaukanal

[ˈdoːnaʊ̯kaˌnaːl]

/[ˈdoːnaʊ̯kaˌnaːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Donaukanal” is uncommon German (frequency #73,395 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,395
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nebenarm der Donau im Stadtgebiet von Wien

Corpus desk

Index DE-donaukanal · Donaukanal · German

Donaukanal · rank #73,395 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,395
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dominica

Nearest frequency peer: Dominica (-2 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 „Donaukanal“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Donaukanal
PropertyValue
HeadwordDonaukanal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdoːnaʊ̯kaˌnaːl]
Letters10
Frequency rank#73,395
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Donaukanal“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Dominica“ (#73,393), „Dopings“ (#73,397), „Drecksack“ (#73,399). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Donaukanal“ bei #73,395. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Donaukanal is uncommon German at frequency #73,395 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdoːnaʊ̯kaˌnaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nebenarm der Donau im Stadtgebiet von Wien".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Donaukanal in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Donaukanal, spelled D-O-N-A-U-K-A-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nebenarm der Donau im Stadtgebiet von Wien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei Nussdorf zweigt der Donaukanal vom Hauptstrom der Donau ab.
  2. „Die kurze Gasse mündet in eine Uferstraße, die am Donaukanal entlangführt, was Erinnerungen an die Spaziergänge in Manchester aufkommen lassen mag – und natürlich an Rustschuk.“

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 "Donaukanal"?
"Donaukanal" is spelled D-O-N-A-U-K-A-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdoːnaʊ̯kaˌnaːl].
What does "Donaukanal" mean?
As a noun, "Donaukanal" means: Nebenarm der Donau im Stadtgebiet von Wien
How do you pronounce "Donaukanal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Donaukanal" is [ˈdoːnaʊ̯kaˌnaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Donaukanal" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dreifaches#73,400Deutschtum#73,385deformiert#73,376einschloss#73,424

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list