Svalbard
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The verdict
“Svalbard” 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) - norwegische Inselgruppe im Nordpolarmeer
Corpus desk
Index DE-svalbard · Svalbard · German
Svalbard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Svalbard |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Svalbard“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Svalbard is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "norwegische Inselgruppe im Nordpolarmeer".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Svalbard, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Svalbard, spelled S-V-A-L-B-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1norwegische Inselgruppe im Nordpolarmeer
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Svalbard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„500 Personen von den insgesamt 2400 EinwohnerInnen [sic] leben seit mehr als zehn Jahren auf Svalbard, und nur 130 seit länger als 20 Jahren.“
„Wissenschaftler der Universität Oslo entdeckten auf Svalbard einen 150 Mio. Jahre alten Dinosaurier-Friedhof mit Skeletten von Plesiosauriern und Ichthyosauriern.“
Synonyms
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.