ISP

abbrev

The verdict

“ISP” is uncommon German (frequency #56,246 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,246
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Informatik) Abkürzung für Internet-Service-Provider, im Deutschen häufig auf Provider gekürzt

Corpus desk

Index DE-isp · ISP · German

ISP · rank #56,246 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,246
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH ish

Nearest frequency peer: ish (-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 „ISP“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ISP
PropertyValue
HeadwordISP
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters3
Frequency rank#56,246
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ISP“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ISPfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ish“ (#56,245), „italienischem“ (#56,247), „iSd“ (#56,244). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „ISP“ bei #56,246. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ISP is uncommon German at frequency #56,246 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anabbreviation. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Informatik) Abkürzung für Internet-Service-Provider, im Deutschen häufig auf Provider gekürzt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ISP in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ISP, spelled I-S-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Informatik) Abkürzung für Internet-Service-Provider, im Deutschen häufig auf Provider gekürzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Bei Problemen mit der Internetverbindung rufe ich erstmal bei meinem ISP an.

This word in other languages

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 "ISP"?
"ISP" is spelled I-S-P.
What does "ISP" mean?
As an abbreviation, "ISP" means: (Informatik) Abkürzung für Internet-Service-Provider, im Deutschen häufig auf Provider gekürzt
What language does "ISP" come from?
"ISP" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list