Guadalcanal
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The verdict
“Guadalcanal” 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
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu den Salomonen gehörende Insel
Corpus desk
Index DE-guadalcanal · Guadalcanal · German
Guadalcanal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- 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 | Guadalcanal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Guadalcanal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Guadalcanal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zu den Salomonen gehörende Insel".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Guadalcanal in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Guadalcanal, spelled G-U-A-D-A-L-C-A-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1zu den Salomonen gehörende Insel
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Guadalcanal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als es Fud ein Jahr später in Guadalcanal erwischt hatte, schickt sein Kompaniechef Buzz einen Brief; die letzten Worte des kleinen Bruders lauteten in etwa so: ›Sagen Sie Turner Dank für die Mösenbücher und Sandwiches.‹“
This word in other languages
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.