Batavia
[baˈtaːvi̯a]
The verdict
“Batavia” is uncommon German (frequency #78,929 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,929
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ehemalige Bezeichnung der niederländischen Handelsniederlassung, der heutigen Hauptstadt Indonesiens Jakarta
Corpus desk
Index DE-batavia · Batavia · German
Batavia · rank #78,929 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,929
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH Baskischen
Nearest frequency peer: Baskischen (-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 „Batavia“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Bangui
Bangui
21,077 corpus weight
- Bankfiliale
Bankfiliale
21,076 corpus weight
- Barium
Barium
21,074 corpus weight
- Baskischen
Baskischen
21,073 corpus weight
- Batavia
Batavia
21,072 corpus weight
- Baumart
Baumart
21,069 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Batavia“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Batavia |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [baˈtaːvi̯a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #78,929 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Batavia“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Batavia is uncommon German at frequency #78,929 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [baˈtaːvi̯a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ehemalige Bezeichnung der niederländischen Handelsniederlassung, der heutigen Hauptstadt Indonesiens Jakarta".
Zero misspellings are on record for Batavia in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Batavia, spelled B-A-T-A-V-I-A.
Definition
- 1ehemalige Bezeichnung der niederländischen Handelsniederlassung, der heutigen Hauptstadt Indonesiens Jakarta
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Batavia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auf den Ruinen gründete er Batavia, benannt nach dem westgermanischen Stamm der Bataver, der zur Römerzeit an der Rheinmündung lebte.“
Synonyms
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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