Isländer

[ˈiːsˌlɛndɐ]

/[ˈiːsˌlɛndɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Isländer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,600. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,600
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Staatsbürger von Island

Corpus desk

Index DE-islander · Isländer · German

Isländer · rank #42,600 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,600
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jahrestages

Nearest frequency peer: Jahrestages (+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 “Isländer”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Isländer” 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 September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Isländer vs Islands
63% similar
Isländer vs Island
63% similar
Isländer vs Inländer
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Isländer
PropertyValue
HeadwordIsländer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈiːsˌlɛndɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,600
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Isländer” sits in German frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Isländer lands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Isländer (IPA [ˈiːsˌlɛndɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,600 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Isländer, with forms such as "ilsänder", "islländer", and "islnäder". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Islands", "Island", "Inländer", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Isländer, spelled I-S-L-Ä-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staatsbürger von Island
  2. 2
    Islandpferd

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Isländer scheinen bei allem, was Hightech angeht, stets auf dem neuesten Stand zu sein.“
  2. „Ist es da ein Wunder, dass jeder zweite Isländer an Elfen glaubt?“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilsänder
  • islländer
  • islnäder
  • islädner
  • isländder
  • isländerr
  • isländre
  • islänedr
  • islännder
  • issländer
  • isälnder
  • siländer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Isländer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ilsänder2islländer1islnäder2islädner2isländder1isländerr1isländre2islänedr2
Edit distance from "Isländer"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Isländer"?
"Isländer" is spelled I-S-L-Ä-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈiːsˌlɛndɐ].
What does "Isländer" mean?
As a noun, "Isländer" means: Staatsbürger von Island
What words are commonly confused with "Isländer"?
"Isländer" is commonly confused with "Islands", "Island", "Inländer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Isländer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Isländer" is [ˈiːsˌlɛndɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Isländer" come from?
"Isländer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "Isländer" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Islands". View pair
  • 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #42,600 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "I" letter cohort. I–Z browse

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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