isn't

[ɪzənt]

/[ɪzənt]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“isn't” is uncommon German (frequency #64,390 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,390
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - „is not:“ [es] ist nicht

Corpus desk

Index DE-isn-t · isn't · German

isn't · rank #64,390 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,390
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Interferenz

Nearest frequency peer: Interferenz (-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 „isn't“

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

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „isn't“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for isn't
PropertyValue
Headwordisn't
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[ɪzənt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#64,390
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „isn't“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.isn'tfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Interferenz“ (#64,389), „itself“ (#64,391), „interaktiver“ (#64,388). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „isn't“ bei #64,390. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

isn't is uncommon German at frequency #64,390 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed [ɪzənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "„is not:“ [es] ist nicht".

isn't doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is isn't, spelled I-S-N-'-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    „is not:“ [es] ist nicht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how isn't appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. This isn't my pen.

Antonyms

aren't

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 "isn't"?
"isn't" is spelled I-S-N-'-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪzənt].
What does "isn't" mean?
As an abbreviation, "isn't" means: „is not:“ [es] ist nicht
How do you pronounce "isn't"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "isn't" is [ɪzənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "isn't" come from?
"isn't" 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 "isn't", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Indus#64,384Huthi#64,375Julis#64,405karli#64,414

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list