Isfahan

[ɪsfaˈhaːn]

/[ɪsfaˈhaːn]/ name

The verdict

“Isfahan” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stadt im Iran

Corpus desk

Index DE-isfahan · Isfahan · German

Isfahan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Isfahan
PropertyValue
HeadwordIsfahan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ɪsfaˈhaːn]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Isfahan” sits in German frequency

Isfahan falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Isfahan is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ɪsfaˈhaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Isfahan in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Isfahan, spelled I-S-F-A-H-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt im Iran
  2. 2
    iranische Provinz mit [1] als Hauptstadt

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Isfahan"?
"Isfahan" is spelled I-S-F-A-H-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪsfaˈhaːn].
What does "Isfahan" mean?
As a proper noun, "Isfahan" means: Stadt im Iran
How do you pronounce "Isfahan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Isfahan" is [ɪsfaˈhaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Isfahan" come from?
"Isfahan" 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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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