Arizona
[ˌaʁiˈt͡soːna]
The verdict
“Arizona” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #15,298 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #15,298
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - US-Bundesstaat im Südwesten der USA
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Arizona |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˌaʁiˈt͡soːna] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #15,298 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Arizona” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Arizona is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌaʁiˈt͡soːna]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,298 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "US-Bundesstaat im Südwesten der USA".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Arizona, with forms such as "airzona", "ariozna", and "ariznoa". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Arizona, spelled A-R-I-Z-O-N-A.
Definition
- 1US-Bundesstaat im Südwesten der USA
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: airzona,ariozna,ariznoa,arizoan,arizonna,arizzona,arrizona,arziona,raizona
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Arizona - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Arizona”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-R-I-Z-O-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌaʁiˈt͡soːna] (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.