Hokkaido

[hɔˈkaɪ̯do]

/[hɔˈkaɪ̯do]/ name

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The verdict

“Hokkaido” is uncommon German (frequency #60,674 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,674
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nördlichste der vier Hauptinseln Japans

Corpus desk

Index DE-hokkaido · Hokkaido · German

Hokkaido · rank #60,674 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,674
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hochstift

Nearest frequency peer: Hochstift (-1 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 „Hokkaido“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hokkaido
PropertyValue
HeadwordHokkaido
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[hɔˈkaɪ̯do]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,674
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Hokkaido“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Hochstift“ (#60,673), „Holzarten“ (#60,675), „Hitlerjugend“ (#60,672). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Hokkaido“ bei #60,674. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hokkaido is uncommon German at frequency #60,674 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [hɔˈkaɪ̯do]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nördlichste der vier Hauptinseln Japans".

No misspelling variants are generated for Hokkaido in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Hokkaido, spelled H-O-K-K-A-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    nördlichste der vier Hauptinseln Japans

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Hokkaido ist die zweitgrößte Insel Japans.

This word in other languages

Hokkaido(English)

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 "Hokkaido"?
"Hokkaido" is spelled H-O-K-K-A-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [hɔˈkaɪ̯do].
What does "Hokkaido" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hokkaido" means: nördlichste der vier Hauptinseln Japans
How do you pronounce "Hokkaido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hokkaido" is [hɔˈkaɪ̯do]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hokkaido" come from?
"Hokkaido" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

horrende#60,676humanity#60,677hinzieht#60,670Hietzing#60,665

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list