Arad

[ˈaːʁat]

/[ˈaːʁat]/ name

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The verdict

“Arad” is uncommon German (frequency #98,108 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,108
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in der rumänischen Region Kreischgebiet

Corpus desk

Index DE-arad · Arad · German

Arad · rank #98,108 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,108
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH apud

Nearest frequency peer: apud (-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 „Arad“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Arad
PropertyValue
HeadwordArad
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈaːʁat]
Letters4
Frequency rank#98,108
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Arad“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Aradfällt 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: „apud“ (#98,107), „Apotheose“ (#98,106), „Arbeitsproduktivität“ (#98,110). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Arad“ bei #98,108. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Arad is uncommon German at frequency #98,108 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈaːʁat]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt in der rumänischen Region Kreischgebiet".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Arad, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Arad, spelled A-R-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in der rumänischen Region Kreischgebiet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „György Zala (1858-1937) schuf im Jahr 1890 das Denkmal für die 13 Freiheitsmärtyrer in Arad (heute Rumänien) mit bekrönender ‚Hungaria‘ (mit Lorbeerkranz).“

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 "Arad"?
"Arad" is spelled A-R-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːʁat].
What does "Arad" mean?
As a proper noun, "Arad" means: Stadt in der rumänischen Region Kreischgebiet
How do you pronounce "Arad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Arad" is [ˈaːʁat]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Arad" come from?
"Arad" 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 "Arad", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

apud#98,107Amol#98,081Barb#98,149abed#98,035

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list