Attika

[ˈatika]

/[ˈatika]/ name

The verdict

“Attika” is uncommon German (frequency #58,563 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,563
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Halbinsel und historische Landschaft in Mittelgriechenland mit dem Hauptort Athen

Corpus desk

Index DE-attika · Attika · German

Attika · rank #58,563 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,563
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH assistance

Nearest frequency peer: assistance (-1 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 „Attika“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Attika
PropertyValue
HeadwordAttika
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈatika]
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,563
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Attika“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „assistance“ (#58,562), „asiatisches“ (#58,561), „audience“ (#58,565). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Attika“ bei #58,563. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Attika is uncommon German at frequency #58,563 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈatika]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Halbinsel und historische Landschaft in Mittelgriechenland mit dem Hauptort Athen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Attika in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Attika, spelled A-T-T-I-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Halbinsel und historische Landschaft in Mittelgriechenland mit dem Hauptort Athen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Athen, mit seinem Umland Attika einer der größten Stadtstaaten, stand um 600 v. Chr. am Rand eines Bürgerkriegs.“

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 "Attika"?
"Attika" is spelled A-T-T-I-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈatika].
What does "Attika" mean?
As a proper noun, "Attika" means: eine Halbinsel und historische Landschaft in Mittelgriechenland mit dem Hauptort Athen
How do you pronounce "Attika"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Attika" is [ˈatika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Attika" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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