Xander

[ˈksandɐ]

/[ˈksandɐ]/ name

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The verdict

“Xander” is an uncommon German word, ranked #84,815 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#84,815
frequency rank, German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - männlicher Vorname, Kurzform von Alexander

Key facts for Xander
PropertyValue
HeadwordXander
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈksandɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#84,815
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Xander” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Xander lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Xander is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈksandɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #84,815 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "männlicher Vorname, Kurzform von Alexander".

No misspelling variants are generated for Xander in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Xander, spelled X-A-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname, Kurzform von Alexander

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 "Xander"?
"Xander" is spelled X-A-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈksandɐ].
What does "Xander" mean?
As a proper noun, "Xander" means: männlicher Vorname, Kurzform von Alexander
How do you pronounce "Xander"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Xander" is [ˈksandɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Xander" come from?
"Xander" 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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Using “Xander”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is X-A-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈksandɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list