Transsilvanien

[ˌtʁanszɪlˈvaːni̯ən]

/[ˌtʁanszɪlˈvaːni̯ən]/ name

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The verdict

“Transsilvanien” is uncommon German (frequency #99,189 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,189
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Region im Zentrum Rumäniens

Corpus desk

Index DE-transsilvanien · Transsilvanien · German

Transsilvanien · rank #99,189 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,189
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH transportable

Nearest frequency peer: transportable (-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 „Transsilvanien“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Transsilvanien
PropertyValue
HeadwordTranssilvanien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˌtʁanszɪlˈvaːni̯ən]
Letters14
Frequency rank#99,189
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Transsilvanien“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „transportable“ (#99,188), „Traualtar“ (#99,190), „Trauschein“ (#99,191). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Transsilvanien“ bei #99,189. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Transsilvanien is uncommon German at frequency #99,189 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˌtʁanszɪlˈvaːni̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Region im Zentrum Rumäniens".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Transsilvanien, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Transsilvanien, spelled T-R-A-N-S-S-I-L-V-A-N-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Region im Zentrum Rumäniens

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Transsilvanien, die meisten Menschen denken dabei an die Heimat Graf Draculas, gibt es wirklich: Die Region liegt in einem noch ursprünglichen Winkel Südosteuropas, abgeschirmt von der Gebirgskette der Karpaten im Zentrum Rumäniens.“

Synonyms

Siebenbürgen

This word in other languages

Transylvania(English)Transilvania(Español)Transylvanie(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 "Transsilvanien"?
"Transsilvanien" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-S-I-L-V-A-N-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌtʁanszɪlˈvaːni̯ən].
What does "Transsilvanien" mean?
As a proper noun, "Transsilvanien" means: Region im Zentrum Rumäniens
How do you pronounce "Transsilvanien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Transsilvanien" is [ˌtʁanszɪlˈvaːni̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Transsilvanien" come from?
"Transsilvanien" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Transsilvanien", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list