Neufundland

[nɔɪ̯ˈfʊntlant]

/[nɔɪ̯ˈfʊntlant]/ name

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The verdict

“Neufundland” is uncommon German (frequency #67,554 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,554
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insel im Nordatlantik vor der Ostküste Kanadas

Corpus desk

Index DE-neufundland · Neufundland · German

Neufundland · rank #67,554 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,554
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH neudeutsch

Nearest frequency peer: neudeutsch (-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 „Neufundland“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Neufundland
PropertyValue
HeadwordNeufundland
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[nɔɪ̯ˈfʊntlant]
Letters11
Frequency rank#67,554
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Neufundland“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Neufundlandfällt 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: „neudeutsch“ (#67,553), „Neuregelungen“ (#67,555), „Neurowissenschaften“ (#67,556). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Neufundland“ bei #67,554. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Neufundland is uncommon German at frequency #67,554 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [nɔɪ̯ˈfʊntlant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Neufundland in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Neufundland, spelled N-E-U-F-U-N-D-L-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Insel im Nordatlantik vor der Ostküste Kanadas
  2. 2
    kanadische Provinz, die aus der Insel Neufundland ([1]) und einem Teil der Halbinsel Labrador besteht (heute Neufundland und Labrador)

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 "Neufundland"?
"Neufundland" is spelled N-E-U-F-U-N-D-L-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [nɔɪ̯ˈfʊntlant].
What does "Neufundland" mean?
As a proper noun, "Neufundland" means: Insel im Nordatlantik vor der Ostküste Kanadas
How do you pronounce "Neufundland"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Neufundland" is [nɔɪ̯ˈfʊntlant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Neufundland" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list