italiano

[itaˈljano]

/[itaˈljano]/ adj

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The verdict

“italiano” is uncommon German (frequency #52,181 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,181
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum italienischen Volk oder zu Italien gehörig; italienisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-italiano · italiano · German

italiano · rank #52,181 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,181
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH invisible

Nearest frequency peer: invisible (-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 „italiano“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for italiano
PropertyValue
Headworditaliano
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[itaˈljano]
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,181
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „italiano“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „invisible“ (#52,180), „interdisziplinär“ (#52,179), „innert“ (#52,178). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „italiano“ bei #52,181. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

italiano is uncommon German at frequency #52,181 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [itaˈljano]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zum italienischen Volk oder zu Italien gehörig; italienisch".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for italiano, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is italiano, spelled I-T-A-L-I-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    zum italienischen Volk oder zu Italien gehörig; italienisch

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Perché preferisci la cucina italiana?

This word in other languages

Italian(English)

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 "italiano"?
"italiano" is spelled I-T-A-L-I-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [itaˈljano].
What does "italiano" mean?
As an adjective, "italiano" means: zum italienischen Volk oder zu Italien gehörig; italienisch
How do you pronounce "italiano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "italiano" is [itaˈljano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "italiano" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list