Lisbon

[ˈlɪzbən]

/[ˈlɪzbən]/ name

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The verdict

“Lisbon” is uncommon German (frequency #93,234 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,234
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt im Androscoggin County in Maine, USA

Corpus desk

Index DE-lisbon · Lisbon · German

Lisbon · rank #93,234 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,234
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lindow

Nearest frequency peer: Lindow (-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 „Lisbon“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lisbon
PropertyValue
HeadwordLisbon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈlɪzbən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,234
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lisbon“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Lisbonfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lindow“ (#93,233), „Lombardischen“ (#93,235), „Limbus“ (#93,232). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lisbon“ bei #93,234. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lisbon is uncommon German at frequency #93,234 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈlɪzbən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt im Androscoggin County in Maine, USA".

No misspelling variants are generated for Lisbon in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Lisbon, spelled L-I-S-B-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt im Androscoggin County in Maine, USA

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Lisbon befindet sich im Süden des Androscoggin Countys, auf der nördlichen Seite des Androscoggin Rivers.“

Synonyms

Thompsonborough

This word in other languages

Lisbon(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 "Lisbon"?
"Lisbon" is spelled L-I-S-B-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɪzbən].
What does "Lisbon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lisbon" means: Stadt im Androscoggin County in Maine, USA
How do you pronounce "Lisbon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lisbon" is [ˈlɪzbən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lisbon" come from?
"Lisbon" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Lindow#93,233Limbus#93,232Lombok#93,236Läsion#93,246

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list