Lombok

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The verdict

“Lombok” is uncommon German (frequency #93,236 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,236
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insel in Indonesien

Corpus desk

Index DE-lombok · Lombok · German

Lombok · rank #93,236 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,236
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lombardischen

Nearest frequency peer: Lombardischen (-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 „Lombok“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lombok
PropertyValue
HeadwordLombok
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,236
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lombok“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lombardischen“ (#93,235), „Lisbon“ (#93,234), „Lindow“ (#93,233). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lombok“ bei #93,236. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lombok is uncommon German at frequency #93,236 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Insel in Indonesien".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Lombok in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Lombok, spelled L-O-M-B-O-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Insel in Indonesien

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Nach Jahrzehnten voller Rückschläge schien die Kolonialarmee endlich den Schlüssel zur definitiven Unterwerfung des indonesischen Archipels gefunden zu haben; Lombok und Atjeh (heute Aceh) waren Namen, die neuerdings nicht mehr mit Scham, sondern voller Stolz ausgesprochen wurden - und bald überall auf Straßenschildern zu lesen waren.“

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 "Lombok"?
"Lombok" is spelled L-O-M-B-O-K. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Lombok" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lombok" means: Insel in Indonesien
How do you pronounce "Lombok"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lombok" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lombok" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list