Guernsey

[ˈɡəːnzɪ]

/[ˈɡəːnzɪ]/ name

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The verdict

“Guernsey” is an uncommon German word, ranked #89,033 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#89,033
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zweitgrößte und die westlichste gelegene englische Kanalinsel

Key facts for Guernsey
PropertyValue
HeadwordGuernsey
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɡəːnzɪ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#89,033
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Guernsey” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Guernsey lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Guernsey is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡəːnzɪ]. Corpus data places it at rank #89,033 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "zweitgrößte und die westlichste gelegene englische Kanalinsel".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Guernsey, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Guernsey, spelled G-U-E-R-N-S-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    zweitgrößte und die westlichste gelegene englische Kanalinsel

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 "Guernsey"?
"Guernsey" is spelled G-U-E-R-N-S-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡəːnzɪ].
What does "Guernsey" mean?
As a proper noun, "Guernsey" means: zweitgrößte und die westlichste gelegene englische Kanalinsel
How do you pronounce "Guernsey"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Guernsey" is [ˈɡəːnzɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Guernsey" come from?
"Guernsey" 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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Using “Guernsey”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-U-E-R-N-S-E-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɡəːnzɪ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list