Reykjavík

[ˈʁɛɪ̯kjaviːk]

/[ˈʁɛɪ̯kjaviːk]/ name

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The verdict

“Reykjavík” is uncommon German (frequency #93,491 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,491
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt von Island

Corpus desk

Index DE-reykjavik · Reykjavík · German

Reykjavík · rank #93,491 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,491
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rezeptionsges…

Nearest frequency peer: Rezeptionsgeschichte (+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 „Reykjavík“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Reykjavík
PropertyValue
HeadwordReykjavík
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʁɛɪ̯kjaviːk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#93,491
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Reykjavík“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rezeptionsgeschichte“ (#93,492), „Ressourcenverbrauch“ (#93,489), „Reptiloiden“ (#93,488). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Reykjavík“ bei #93,491. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reykjavík is uncommon German at frequency #93,491 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈʁɛɪ̯kjaviːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hauptstadt von Island".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Reykjavík, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Reykjavík, spelled R-E-Y-K-J-A-V-Í-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt von Island

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Meine letzten Sommerferien verbrachte ich in Reykjavík.
  2. „Zurück in Reykjavík kämpfe ich mich durch einen heftigen Sturm…“

This word in other languages

Reykjavik(English)Reykjavík(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 "Reykjavík"?
"Reykjavík" is spelled R-E-Y-K-J-A-V-Í-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛɪ̯kjaviːk].
What does "Reykjavík" mean?
As a proper noun, "Reykjavík" means: Hauptstadt von Island
How do you pronounce "Reykjavík"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reykjavík" is [ˈʁɛɪ̯kjaviːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reykjavík" come from?
"Reykjavík" 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 "Reykjavík", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Renningen#93,487reizendes#93,481Rückgänge#93,514Radkappen#93,451

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list