Vandale
[vanˈdaːlə]
The verdict
“Vandale” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angehöriger des antiken, gleichnamigen germanischen Volkes
Corpus desk
Index DE-vandale · Vandale · German
Vandale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | Vandale |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [vanˈdaːlə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vandale“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vandale is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [vanˈdaːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Vandale doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Vandale, spelled V-A-N-D-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1Angehöriger des antiken, gleichnamigen germanischen Volkes
- 2zerstörungswütiger Mensch
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vandale appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Krise verschärfte sich erheblich, als im Jahre 455 die Vandalen Rom einnahmen, die Stadt plünderten, die Oberschicht gefangen nahmen und erst nach Zahlung eines hohen Lösegeldes entließen.“
„Die Vandalen griffen nach allem, was nicht niet- und nagelfest war.“
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.