Gdańsk
[ɡdaj̃sk]
The verdict
“Gdańsk” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Großstadt in der polnischen Woiwodschaft Pommern; Danzig
Corpus desk
Index DE-gdansk · Gdańsk · German
Gdańsk · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gdańsk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ɡdaj̃sk] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gdańsk“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gdańsk is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ɡdaj̃sk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Großstadt in der polnischen Woiwodschaft Pommern; Danzig".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Gdańsk in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Gdańsk, spelled G-D-A-Ń-S-K.
Definition
- 1Großstadt in der polnischen Woiwodschaft Pommern; Danzig
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gdańsk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jej kuzynka mieszka w Gdańsku.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.