Sri Lanka
[sʁiː ˈlaŋka]
The verdict
“Sri Lanka” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Staat auf der Insel Ceylon und einigen vorgelagerten kleinen Inseln
Corpus desk
Index DE-sri-lanka · Sri Lanka · German
Sri Lanka · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sri Lanka |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [sʁiː ˈlaŋka] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sri Lanka“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sri Lanka is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [sʁiː ˈlaŋka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Sri Lanka doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sri Lanka, spelled S-R-I- -L-A-N-K-A.
Definition
- 1Staat auf der Insel Ceylon und einigen vorgelagerten kleinen Inseln
- 2Insel vor Indien
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sri Lanka appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Klima Sri Lankas ist tropisch mit unterschiedlichen Niederschlagsverhältnissen auf Grund der Wirkungen der Monsune.“
Das heutige Sri Lanka ist vom Bürgerkrieg geprägt.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.