Arlington

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The verdict

“Arlington” is uncommon German (frequency #64,041 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,041
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Großstadt in Texas, USA

Key facts for Arlington
PropertyValue
HeadwordArlington
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,041
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Arlington” 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). Arlington lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Arlington is uncommon German at frequency #64,041 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Arlington 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 usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Arlington, spelled A-R-L-I-N-G-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Großstadt in Texas, USA
  2. 2
    am Potomac River, direkt gegenüber von Washington, D.C. gelegenes County in den USA
  3. 3
    Name verschiedener Orte

This word in other languages

Arlington(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 "Arlington"?
"Arlington" is spelled A-R-L-I-N-G-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Arlington" mean?
As a proper noun, "Arlington" means: Großstadt in Texas, USA
How do you pronounce "Arlington"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Arlington" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Arlington" come from?
"Arlington" 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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Using “Arlington”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is A-R-L-I-N-G-T-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

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