Guernsey

[ˈɡəːnzɪ]

/[ˈɡəːnzɪ]/ name

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The verdict

“Guernsey” is uncommon German (frequency #89,033 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,033
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zweitgrößte und die westlichste gelegene englische Kanalinsel

Corpus desk

Index DE-guernsey · Guernsey · German

Guernsey · rank #89,033 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,033
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gründenden

Nearest frequency peer: gründenden (-3 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 „Guernsey“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Guernsey“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „gründenden“ (#89,030), „habits“ (#89,037), „Halbrund“ (#89,038). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Guernsey“ bei #89,033. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Guernsey is uncommon German at frequency #89,033 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈɡəːnzɪ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Guernsey weist ein flaches, von Steilküsten begrenztes Granitplateau mit Garten-, Ackerbau und Viehzucht auf.

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Halbrund#89,038Hartholz#89,046getrotzt#89,000herholen#89,071

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list