ISP

abbrev

The verdict

“ISP” is an uncommon German word, ranked #56,246 in German word frequency and used as an abbreviation.

#56,246
frequency rank, German
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Informatik) Abkürzung für Internet-Service-Provider, im Deutschen häufig auf Provider gekürzt

Key facts for ISP
PropertyValue
HeadwordISP
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters3
Frequency rank#56,246
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ISP” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ISP lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ISP is 3 letters long, classified as an abbreviation. Corpus data places it at rank #56,246 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(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

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.

Using “ISP”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is I-S-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list