Sulawesi

[zulaˈveːzi]

/[zulaˈveːzi]/ name

The verdict

“Sulawesi” 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
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - drittgrößte der Großen Sundainseln

Corpus desk

Index DE-sulawesi · Sulawesi · German

Sulawesi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for Sulawesi
PropertyValue
HeadwordSulawesi
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[zulaˈveːzi]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sulawesi“ im Deutschen

Sulawesisitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sulawesi is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [zulaˈveːzi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "drittgrößte der Großen Sundainseln".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Sulawesi, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Sulawesi, spelled S-U-L-A-W-E-S-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    drittgrößte der Großen Sundainseln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auf Sulawesi lebten im Jahre 2005 zirka 16 Millionen Einwohner.
  2. In Sulawesi wird, wie auch im Rest Indonesiens Bahasa Indonesia gesprochen.

Synonyms

Celebes

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sulawesi"?
"Sulawesi" is spelled S-U-L-A-W-E-S-I. The IPA pronunciation is [zulaˈveːzi].
What does "Sulawesi" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sulawesi" means: drittgrößte der Großen Sundainseln
How do you pronounce "Sulawesi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sulawesi" is [zulaˈveːzi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sulawesi" come from?
"Sulawesi" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list