Girlanden

[ɡɪʁˈlandn̩]

/[ɡɪʁˈlandn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Girlanden” is uncommon German (frequency #64,318 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,318
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Girlande

Corpus desk

Index DE-girlanden · Girlanden · German

Girlanden · rank #64,318 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,318
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gewinnzahlen

Nearest frequency peer: Gewinnzahlen (-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 „Girlanden“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Girlanden
PropertyValue
HeadwordGirlanden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡɪʁˈlandn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,318
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Girlanden“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Girlandenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gewinnzahlen“ (#64,316), „Glaubensrichtungen“ (#64,320), „gewichtigen“ (#64,315). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Girlanden“ bei #64,318. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Girlanden is uncommon German at frequency #64,318 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡɪʁˈlandn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Girlanden has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Girlanden, spelled G-I-R-L-A-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Girlande
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Girlande
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Girlande
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Girlande

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 "Girlanden"?
"Girlanden" is spelled G-I-R-L-A-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡɪʁˈlandn̩].
What does "Girlanden" mean?
As a noun, "Girlanden" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Girlande
How do you pronounce "Girlanden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Girlanden" is [ɡɪʁˈlandn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Girlanden" come from?
"Girlanden" 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 "Girlanden", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

geschnürt#64,311gerissene#64,303Handbuchs#64,333gepfändet#64,301

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list