Lesbos

[ˈlɛsbɔs]

/[ˈlɛsbɔs]/ name

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The verdict

“Lesbos” is uncommon German (frequency #50,670 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,670
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - griechische Insel in der Ägäis nahe der Türkei

Corpus desk

Index DE-lesbos · Lesbos · German

Lesbos · rank #50,670 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,670
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Leopoldstadt

Nearest frequency peer: Leopoldstadt (-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 „Lesbos“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lesbos
PropertyValue
HeadwordLesbos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈlɛsbɔs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,670
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lesbos“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Lesbosfällt 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: „Leopoldstadt“ (#50,669), „Leitzins“ (#50,668), „Leitsatz“ (#50,667). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lesbos“ bei #50,670. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lesbos is uncommon German at frequency #50,670 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈlɛsbɔs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "griechische Insel in der Ägäis nahe der Türkei".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Lesbos, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Lesbos, spelled L-E-S-B-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    griechische Insel in der Ägäis nahe der Türkei

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Hauptstadt Lesbos ist Mytilene.

This word in other languages

Lesbos(Français)

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 "Lesbos"?
"Lesbos" is spelled L-E-S-B-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛsbɔs].
What does "Lesbos" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lesbos" means: griechische Insel in der Ägäis nahe der Türkei
How do you pronounce "Lesbos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lesbos" is [ˈlɛsbɔs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lesbos" come from?
"Lesbos" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

liefer#50,678kühner#50,653Kontos#50,638Koloss#50,634

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list