Isabelle

/[izaˈbɛl]/ name

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,463

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Isabelle is aGermanname. It means: weiblicher Vorname Pronounced [izaˈbɛl]. Often confused with Isabel and Isabella.

Key facts for Isabelle
PropertyValue
HeadwordIsabelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[izaˈbɛl]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,463
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Isabelle in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Isabelle is 8 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [izaˈbɛl]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,463 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Isabelle, with forms such as "iasbelle", "isabbelle", and "isabele". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Isabel", "Isabella", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Isabelle, spelled I-S-A-B-E-L-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iasbelle,isabbelle,isabele,isabelel,isablele,isaeblle,isbaelle,issabelle,siabelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Isabelle

Misspelling Variants of "Isabelle"

iasbelle8isabbelle9isabele7isabelel8isablele8isaeblle8isbaelle8issabelle9
Misspelling Variants of "Isabelle"

Frequency rank: #16,463 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Isabelle"?
"Isabelle" is spelled I-S-A-B-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [izaˈbɛl].
What does "Isabelle" mean?
As a name, "Isabelle" means: weiblicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Isabelle"?
"Isabelle" is commonly confused with "Isabel", "Isabella". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Isabelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Isabelle" is [izaˈbɛl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Isabelle" come from?
"Isabelle" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.