Menorca

[meˈnɔʁka]

/[meˈnɔʁka]/ name

The verdict

“Menorca” is uncommon German (frequency #97,381 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,381
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Insel im westlichen Mittelmeer, die zur Inselgruppe der Balearen gehört

Corpus desk

Index DE-menorca · Menorca · German

Menorca · rank #97,381 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,381
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH menne

Nearest frequency peer: menne (-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 „Menorca“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Menorca
PropertyValue
HeadwordMenorca
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[meˈnɔʁka]
Letters7
Frequency rank#97,381
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Menorca“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Menorcafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „menne“ (#97,380), „Menschseins“ (#97,382), „mentioned“ (#97,383). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Menorca“ bei #97,381. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Menorca is uncommon German at frequency #97,381 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [meˈnɔʁka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Insel im westlichen Mittelmeer, die zur Inselgruppe der Balearen gehört".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Menorca, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Menorca, spelled M-E-N-O-R-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Insel im westlichen Mittelmeer, die zur Inselgruppe der Balearen gehört

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Menorca ist als Ferieninsel bei vielen Engländern sehr beliebt.

Antonyms

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 "Menorca"?
"Menorca" is spelled M-E-N-O-R-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈnɔʁka].
What does "Menorca" mean?
As a proper noun, "Menorca" means: eine Insel im westlichen Mittelmeer, die zur Inselgruppe der Balearen gehört
How do you pronounce "Menorca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Menorca" is [meˈnɔʁka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Menorca" come from?
"Menorca" 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 "Menorca", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list