Ararat

[ˈaːʁaʁat]

/[ˈaːʁaʁat]/ name

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The verdict

“Ararat” is an uncommon German word, ranked #99,473 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#99,473
frequency rank, German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - höchster Berg in der Türkei

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)

Where “Ararat” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Ararat lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Ararat is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaːʁaʁat]. Corpus data places it at rank #99,473 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

Synonyms

Großer Ararat

This word in other languages

Ararat(English)

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.
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Using “Ararat”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-R-A-R-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaːʁaʁat] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list