Kykladen
[kyˈklaːdn̩]
The verdict
“Kykladen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu Griechenland gehörige Inselgruppe im Ägäischen Meer
Corpus desk
Index DE-kykladen · Kykladen · German
Kykladen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kykladen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [kyˈklaːdn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kykladen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kykladen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kyˈklaːdn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zu Griechenland gehörige Inselgruppe im Ägäischen Meer".
Kykladen has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kykladen, spelled K-Y-K-L-A-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1zu Griechenland gehörige Inselgruppe im Ägäischen Meer
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kykladen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Kykladen liegen südöstlich von Athen, östlich des Peleponnes und nördlich von Kreta.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.