Isländisch

[ˈiːsˌlɛndɪʃ]

/[ˈiːsˌlɛndɪʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Isländisch” is uncommon German (frequency #59,764 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,764
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf Island gesprochene Amts- und Umgangssprache germanischen Stammes

Corpus desk

Index DE-islandisch · Isländisch · German

Isländisch · rank #59,764 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,764
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH islamophobie

Nearest frequency peer: islamophobie (-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 „Isländisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Isländisch
PropertyValue
HeadwordIsländisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈiːsˌlɛndɪʃ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,764
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Isländisch“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Isländischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „islamophobie“ (#59,763), „irreversibel“ (#59,762), „ironischer“ (#59,761). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Isländisch“ bei #59,764. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Isländisch is uncommon German at frequency #59,764 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈiːsˌlɛndɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf Island gesprochene Amts- und Umgangssprache germanischen Stammes".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Isländisch, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Isländisch, spelled I-S-L-Ä-N-D-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf Island gesprochene Amts- und Umgangssprache germanischen Stammes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sprechen Sie Isländisch?
  2. Wie heißt das auf Isländisch?

This word in other languages

Icelandic(English)islandés(Español)islandais(Français)islandês(Português)

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 "Isländisch"?
"Isländisch" is spelled I-S-L-Ä-N-D-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈiːsˌlɛndɪʃ].
What does "Isländisch" mean?
As a noun, "Isländisch" means: auf Island gesprochene Amts- und Umgangssprache germanischen Stammes
How do you pronounce "Isländisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Isländisch" is [ˈiːsˌlɛndɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Isländisch" come from?
"Isländisch" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ironischer#59,761ihretwegen#59,753Kartellamt#59,781Kartierung#59,783

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list