Isolde

[iˈzɔldə]

/[iˈzɔldə]/ name

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The verdict

“Isolde” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,722. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,722
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiblicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-isolde · Isolde · German

Isolde · rank #28,722 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,722
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH islamisch

Nearest frequency peer: islamisch (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Isolde“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Isolde“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Isolde vs isle
50% similar
Isolde vs idole
50% similar

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

Key facts for Isolde
PropertyValue
HeadwordIsolde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[iˈzɔldə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,722
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Isolde“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Isoldeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „islamisch“ (#28,721), „Jahreszahl“ (#28,723), „irrtümlich“ (#28,720). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Isolde“ bei #28,722. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Isolde (IPA [iˈzɔldə]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #28,722 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Isolde, with forms such as "ioslde", "islode", and "isodle". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "isle", "idole", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Isolde, spelled I-S-O-L-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Isoldes Geschwister heißen Hedwig und Cajus.

This word in other languages

Iseult(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ioslde
  • islode
  • isodle
  • isoldde
  • isoled
  • isollde
  • issolde
  • siolde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Isolde - 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.

ioslde2islode2isodle2isoldde1isoled2isollde1issolde1siolde2
Edit distance from "Isolde"

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 "Isolde"?
"Isolde" is spelled I-S-O-L-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [iˈzɔldə].
What does "Isolde" mean?
As a proper noun, "Isolde" means: weiblicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Isolde"?
"Isolde" is commonly confused with "isle", "idole". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Isolde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Isolde" is [iˈzɔldə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Isolde" come from?
"Isolde" 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 "Isolde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list