Ischia

[ˈiskia]

/[ˈiskia]/ name

The verdict

“Ischia” is uncommon German (frequency #61,635 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,635
frequency rank, German
17,725
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - italienische Insel im Golf von Neapel

Corpus desk

Index DE-ischia · Ischia · German

Ischia · rank #61,635 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,635
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 17,725
  • PHOTO-FINISH isolierter

Nearest frequency peer: isolierter (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Ischia”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Ischia” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Ischia
PropertyValue
HeadwordIschia
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈiskia]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,635
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ischia” 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). Ischia lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Ischia is uncommon German at frequency #61,635 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈiskia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "italienische Insel im Golf von Neapel".

Zero misspellings are on record for Ischia in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Ischia, spelled I-S-C-H-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    italienische Insel im Golf von Neapel

This word in other languages

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ischia"?
"Ischia" is spelled I-S-C-H-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈiskia].
What does "Ischia" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ischia" means: italienische Insel im Golf von Neapel
How do you pronounce "Ischia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ischia" is [ˈiskia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ischia" come from?
"Ischia" 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 "Ischia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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