Aarhus

[ˈɔːɐ̯huːs]

/[ˈɔːɐ̯huːs]/ name

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The verdict

“Aarhus” is uncommon German (frequency #71,051 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,051
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dänische Stadt an der Ostküste Jütlands

Corpus desk

Index DE-aarhus · Aarhus · German

Aarhus · rank #71,051 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,051
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abfindungen

Nearest frequency peer: Abfindungen (+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 „Aarhus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Aarhus
PropertyValue
HeadwordAarhus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɔːɐ̯huːs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,051
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Aarhus“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Abfindungen“ (#71,052), „Abflüsse“ (#71,053), „abgebe“ (#71,054). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aarhus“ bei #71,051. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Aarhus is uncommon German at frequency #71,051 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈɔːɐ̯huːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dänische Stadt an der Ostküste Jütlands".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Aarhus, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Aarhus, spelled A-A-R-H-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    dänische Stadt an der Ostküste Jütlands

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Wels, Erich, Geb.datum u. –ort unbek., gest. 13. 6. 1945 Aarhus/Dänemark, Schauspieler und Inspizient. Seit 1932 am Stadttheater Elbing engagiert.“

This word in other languages

Aarhus(English)Aarhus(Français)

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 "Aarhus"?
"Aarhus" is spelled A-A-R-H-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔːɐ̯huːs].
What does "Aarhus" mean?
As a proper noun, "Aarhus" means: dänische Stadt an der Ostküste Jütlands
How do you pronounce "Aarhus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aarhus" is [ˈɔːɐ̯huːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aarhus" come from?
"Aarhus" 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 "Aarhus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

abgebe#71,054Zunder#71,028anchor#71,081anhöre#71,084

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list