Himalaja
[hiˈmaːlaja]
The verdict
“Himalaja” is uncommon German (frequency #65,345 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,345
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hochgebirge in Asien, das sich zwischen dem Indischen Subkontinent und dem Tibetischen Hochland erstreckt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Himalaja |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hiˈmaːlaja] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #65,345 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Himalaja” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Himalaja is uncommon German at frequency #65,345 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [hiˈmaːlaja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hochgebirge in Asien, das sich zwischen dem Indischen Subkontinent und dem Tibetischen Hochland erstreckt".
Himalaja has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Himalaja, spelled H-I-M-A-L-A-J-A.
Definition
- 1Hochgebirge in Asien, das sich zwischen dem Indischen Subkontinent und dem Tibetischen Hochland erstreckt
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.
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Using “Himalaja”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-I-M-A-L-A-J-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [hiˈmaːlaja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.