Smyrna

[ˈsmʏʁna]

/[ˈsmʏʁna]/ noun

The verdict

“Smyrna” is uncommon German (frequency #69,708 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,708
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teppich mit großer Musterung

Corpus desk

Index DE-smyrna · Smyrna · German

Smyrna · rank #69,708 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,708
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sobre

Nearest frequency peer: sobre (+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 „Smyrna“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Smyrna
PropertyValue
HeadwordSmyrna
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsmʏʁna]
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,708
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Smyrna“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Smyrnafällt 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: „sobre“ (#69,709), „sleeping“ (#69,706), „Soforthilfe“ (#69,710). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Smyrna“ bei #69,708. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Smyrna is uncommon German at frequency #69,708 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsmʏʁna]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teppich mit großer Musterung".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Smyrna, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Smyrna, spelled S-M-Y-R-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teppich mit großer Musterung

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 "Smyrna"?
"Smyrna" is spelled S-M-Y-R-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsmʏʁna].
What does "Smyrna" mean?
As a noun, "Smyrna" means: Teppich mit großer Musterung
How do you pronounce "Smyrna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Smyrna" is [ˈsmʏʁna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Smyrna" come from?
"Smyrna" 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 "Smyrna", 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