Reykjavik

\ʁɛ.kja.vik\

/\ʁɛ.kja.vik\/ name

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The verdict

“Reykjavik” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,966. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,966
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capitale de l’Islande.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reykjavik · Reykjavik · French

Reykjavik · rank #40,966 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,966
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH results

Nearest frequency peer: results (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Reykjavik »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Reykjavik » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Reykjavik
PropertyValue
HeadwordReykjavik
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʁɛ.kja.vik\
Letters9
Frequency rank#40,966
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Reykjavik »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Reykjavikse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « results » (#40,965), « ricin » (#40,967), « ressenties » (#40,964). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « Reykjavik » est au #40,966. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Reykjavik (IPA \ʁɛ.kja.vik\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #40,966 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Reykjavik, with forms such as "erykjavik", "rekyjavik", and "reyjkavik". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Reykjavik, spelled R-E-Y-K-J-A-V-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capitale de l’Islande.
  2. 2
    Gouvernement islandais.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je n’étais pas revenu dans la ville la plus importante de l’Islande depuis 1913 […] J’avais laissé Reykjavik, un grand village ; les maisons en bois étaient toiturées de tôle ondulée ; les plus importantes s’enorgueillissaient d’un étage surmontant l’entresol ; des poneys et une ou deux mauvaises carrioles assuraient le transport.
  2. Ayant quitté Reykjavik, le Pourquoi pas ? fait route vers l’ouest. À la sortie du Faxafjord, il doublera Utskalar.

This word in other languages

Reykjavik(English)Reikiavik(Español)Reykjavík(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erykjavik
  • rekyjavik
  • reyjkavik
  • reykajvik
  • reykjaivk
  • reykjavikk
  • reykjavki
  • reykjavvik
  • reykjjavik
  • reykjvaik
  • reykkjavik
  • reyykjavik
  • rreykjavik
  • ryekjavik

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Reykjavik - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erykjavik2rekyjavik2reyjkavik2reykajvik2reykjaivk2reykjavikk1reykjavki2reykjavvik1
Edit distance from "Reykjavik"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Reykjavik"?
"Reykjavik" is spelled R-E-Y-K-J-A-V-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɛ.kja.vik\.
What does "Reykjavik" mean?
As a proper noun, "Reykjavik" means: Capitale de l’Islande.
What are common misspellings of "Reykjavik"?
Common misspellings include "erykjavik", "rekyjavik", "reyjkavik", "reykajvik", "reykjaivk". The correct spelling is "Reykjavik".
How do you pronounce "Reykjavik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reykjavik" is \ʁɛ.kja.vik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reykjavik" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

renversés#40,962ristourne#40,971refroidis#40,957royalties#40,977

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

reproduira14 variantsréfugient14 variantsrépulsion14 variantsquantiques14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list