Galapagos

[ɡaˈlapaɡɔs]

/[ɡaˈlapaɡɔs]/ name

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The verdict

“Galapagos” is uncommon German (frequency #73,514 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,514
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Galapagos-Inseln

Corpus desk

Index DE-galapagos · Galapagos · German

Galapagos · rank #73,514 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,514
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fürbitte

Nearest frequency peer: Fürbitte (-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 „Galapagos“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Galapagos
PropertyValue
HeadwordGalapagos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ɡaˈlapaɡɔs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,514
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Galapagos“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Galapagosfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fürbitte“ (#73,512), „garnet“ (#73,516), „fünftausend“ (#73,511). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Galapagos“ bei #73,514. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Galapagos is uncommon German at frequency #73,514 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ɡaˈlapaɡɔs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Galapagos, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Galapagos, spelled G-A-L-A-P-A-G-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Galapagos-Inseln
  2. 2
    Provinz in Ecuador

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Galapagos ist eine der beliebtesten Destinationen des gehobenen Erlebnistourismus.“
  2. Fanny Uribe ist die Präfektin der Provinz Galapagos.

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 "Galapagos"?
"Galapagos" is spelled G-A-L-A-P-A-G-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡaˈlapaɡɔs].
What does "Galapagos" mean?
As a proper noun, "Galapagos" means: Galapagos-Inseln
How do you pronounce "Galapagos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Galapagos" is [ɡaˈlapaɡɔs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Galapagos" come from?
"Galapagos" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gastwirte#73,519gebrauche#73,520Frühphase#73,506geltender#73,532

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list