Berghang

[ˈbɛʁkˌhaŋ]

/[ˈbɛʁkˌhaŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Berghang” is an uncommon German word, ranked #88,695 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#88,695
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hang an einem Berg

Key facts for Berghang
PropertyValue
HeadwordBerghang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɛʁkˌhaŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,695
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Berghang” 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). Berghang lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Berghang is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbɛʁkˌhaŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #88,695 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Hang an einem Berg".

Zero misspellings are on record for Berghang in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Berghang, spelled B-E-R-G-H-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hang an einem Berg

Synonyms

Bergeshang

This word in other languages

mountain(English)ladera(Español)versant(Français)

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 "Berghang"?
"Berghang" is spelled B-E-R-G-H-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɛʁkˌhaŋ].
What does "Berghang" mean?
As a noun, "Berghang" means: Hang an einem Berg
How do you pronounce "Berghang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Berghang" is [ˈbɛʁkˌhaŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Berghang" come from?
"Berghang" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Berghang”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-R-G-H-A-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbɛʁkˌhaŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list