Wangerooge

[vaŋɐˈʔoːɡə]

/[vaŋɐˈʔoːɡə]/ name

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The verdict

“Wangerooge” is uncommon German (frequency #95,106 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,106
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insel im Wattenmeer der Nordsee

Corpus desk

Index DE-wangerooge · Wangerooge · German

Wangerooge · rank #95,106 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,106
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wallensteins

Nearest frequency peer: Wallensteins (-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 „Wangerooge“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wangerooge
PropertyValue
HeadwordWangerooge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[vaŋɐˈʔoːɡə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#95,106
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wangerooge“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Wangeroogefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wallensteins“ (#95,105), „Wanzleben“ (#95,107), „Warndreieck“ (#95,108). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wangerooge“ bei #95,106. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wangerooge is uncommon German at frequency #95,106 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [vaŋɐˈʔoːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Insel im Wattenmeer der Nordsee".

No misspelling variants are generated for Wangerooge in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wangerooge, spelled W-A-N-G-E-R-O-O-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Insel im Wattenmeer der Nordsee

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Auf der Insel Wangerooge ist kein Autoverkehr erlaubt.“
  2. „Ein festgefahrenes Küstenmotorschiff hat die Hafeneinfahrt von Wangerooge blockiert und damit den Schiffsverkehr von und zu der Nordseeinsel zum Stillstand gebracht.“

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 "Wangerooge"?
"Wangerooge" is spelled W-A-N-G-E-R-O-O-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [vaŋɐˈʔoːɡə].
What does "Wangerooge" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wangerooge" means: Insel im Wattenmeer der Nordsee
How do you pronounce "Wangerooge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wangerooge" is [vaŋɐˈʔoːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wangerooge" come from?
"Wangerooge" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

volunteers#95,090Verwalters#95,073Winterfell#95,141verstünden#95,070

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list