Isolde

/[iˈzɔldə]/ name

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,722

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Isolde is aGermanname. It means: weiblicher Vorname Pronounced [iˈzɔldə]. Often confused with isle and idole.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Isolde in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Isolde is 6 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [iˈzɔldə]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,722 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Isolde, with forms such as "ioslde", "islode", and "isodle". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "isle", "idole", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Isolde, spelled I-S-O-L-D-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ioslde,islode,isodle,isoldde,isoled,isollde,issolde,siolde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Isolde

Misspelling Variants of "Isolde"

ioslde6islode6isodle6isoldde7isoled6isollde7issolde7siolde6
Misspelling Variants of "Isolde"

Frequency rank: #28,722 in German

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 name, "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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.