Astana

[astaˈnaː]

/[astaˈnaː]/ name

The verdict

“Astana” is uncommon German (frequency #59,438 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,438
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt Kasachstans

Corpus desk

Index DE-astana · Astana · German

Astana · rank #59,438 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,438
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Aras

Nearest frequency peer: Aras (-2 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 „Astana“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Astana
PropertyValue
HeadwordAstana
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[astaˈnaː]
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,438
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Astana“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Astanafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Aras“ (#59,436), „aufbricht“ (#59,440), „Anwerbung“ (#59,435). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Astana“ bei #59,438. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Astana is uncommon German at frequency #59,438 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [astaˈnaː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hauptstadt Kasachstans".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Astana, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Astana, spelled A-S-T-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt Kasachstans

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Astana liegt in einer großräumigen Steppenlandschaft im Übergangsbereich zwischen dem russisch geprägten Norden Kasachstans und dem extrem dünn besiedelten Landeszentrum am Fluss Ischim.“
  2. „Der Bahnhof von Astana ist ein wichtiger Verkehrsknotenpunkt im Eisenbahnverkehr sowohl in Nord-Süd- (von Petropawl nach Almaty und Taschkent) als auch in Ost-West-Richtung (von Moskau nach China)“.

Synonyms

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 "Astana"?
"Astana" is spelled A-S-T-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [astaˈnaː].
What does "Astana" mean?
As a proper noun, "Astana" means: Hauptstadt Kasachstans
How do you pronounce "Astana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Astana" is [astaˈnaː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Astana" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Astana", 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