Ararat

[ˈaːʁaʁat]

/[ˈaːʁaʁat]/ name

The verdict

“Ararat” is uncommon German (frequency #99,473 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,473
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - höchster Berg in der Türkei

Corpus desk

Index DE-ararat · Ararat · German

Ararat · rank #99,473 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,473
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Antizionismus

Nearest frequency peer: Antizionismus (-3 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 „Ararat“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ararat
PropertyValue
HeadwordArarat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈaːʁaʁat]
Letters6
Frequency rank#99,473
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ararat“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Araratfällt 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: „Antizionismus“ (#99,470), „Archivare“ (#99,476), „antes“ (#99,468). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ararat“ bei #99,473. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ararat is uncommon German at frequency #99,473 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈaːʁaʁat]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "höchster Berg in der Türkei".

No misspelling variants are generated for Ararat in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ararat, spelled A-R-A-R-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    höchster Berg in der Türkei

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Ararat liegt im äußersten Osten der Türkei, nahe der Grenze zu Armenien und der Grenze zum Iran.

Synonyms

Großer Ararat

This word in other languages

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 "Ararat"?
"Ararat" is spelled A-R-A-R-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːʁaʁat].
What does "Ararat" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ararat" means: höchster Berg in der Türkei
How do you pronounce "Ararat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ararat" is [ˈaːʁaʁat]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ararat" come from?
"Ararat" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list