Assuan
[asuˈaːn]
The verdict
“Assuan” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ägyptische Stadt am rechten Ufer des Nils unterhalb des ersten Katarakts
Corpus desk
Index DE-assuan · Assuan · German
Assuan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Assuan |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [asuˈaːn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Assuan“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Assuan is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [asuˈaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ägyptische Stadt am rechten Ufer des Nils unterhalb des ersten Katarakts".
Assuan doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Assuan, spelled A-S-S-U-A-N.
Definition
- 1ägyptische Stadt am rechten Ufer des Nils unterhalb des ersten Katarakts
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Assuan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„[…] Das größte Stauwerk der Welt wird südlich von Assuan eingeweiht.“
„Der ägyptische Staatspräsident Gamal Abd an Nasser eröffnet nahe der Stadt Assuan die Bauarbeiten für den Staudamm am Nil.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.