Xander

[ˈksandɐ]

/[ˈksandɐ]/ name

The verdict

“Xander” is uncommon German (frequency #84,815 among 21 “X” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,815
frequency rank, German
21
“X” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname, Kurzform von Alexander

Corpus desk

Index DE-xander · Xander · German

Xander · rank #84,815 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,815
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 21
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wörterbuchs

Nearest frequency peer: Wörterbuchs (-2 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Xander”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Xander” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Wo “Xander” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Xanderliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Wörterbuchs“ (#84,813), „Yak“ (#84,818), „wutentbrannt“ (#84,810). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Xander is uncommon German at frequency #84,815 among 21 “X” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈksandɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Xander Mustermann ist ein schöner Junge.
  2. Xander ist 20 Jahre alt.

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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