Wilna

[ˈvɪlna]

/[ˈvɪlna]/ name

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The verdict

“Wilna” is uncommon German (frequency #71,003 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,003
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt von Litauen

Corpus desk

Index DE-wilna · Wilna · German

Wilna · rank #71,003 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,003
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Winzern

Nearest frequency peer: Winzern (+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 „Wilna“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wilna
PropertyValue
HeadwordWilna
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈvɪlna]
Letters5
Frequency rank#71,003
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wilna“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Winzern“ (#71,004), „wiederholenden“ (#71,001), „wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen“ (#71,005). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wilna“ bei #71,003. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wilna is uncommon German at frequency #71,003 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈvɪlna]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hauptstadt von Litauen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wilna, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Wilna, spelled W-I-L-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt von Litauen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie wurde in Wilna geboren.
  2. „Der russische Kaiser war inzwischen bereits seit über einem Monat in Wilna und hielt dort Truppenschauen und Manöver ab.“

Synonyms

Vilnius

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 "Wilna"?
"Wilna" is spelled W-I-L-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪlna].
What does "Wilna" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wilna" means: Hauptstadt von Litauen
How do you pronounce "Wilna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wilna" is [ˈvɪlna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wilna" come from?
"Wilna" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Alton#71,080anode#71,086Tulsa#70,896Topas#70,883

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list