Bergstadt

[ˈbɛʁkˌʃtat]

/[ˈbɛʁkˌʃtat]/ noun

The verdict

“Bergstadt” is uncommon German (frequency #62,235 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,235
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stadt, die auf einer größeren Erhebung liegt

Corpus desk

Index DE-bergstadt · Bergstadt · German

Bergstadt · rank #62,235 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,235
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 72,680
  • PHOTO-FINISH Berggipfel

Nearest frequency peer: Berggipfel (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Bergstadt”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Bergstadt” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Bergstadt
PropertyValue
HeadwordBergstadt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɛʁkˌʃtat]
Letters9
Frequency rank#62,235
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bergstadt” 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). Bergstadt lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Bergstadt is uncommon German at frequency #62,235 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɛʁkˌʃtat]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt, die auf einer größeren Erhebung liegt".

Bergstadt has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Bergstadt, spelled B-E-R-G-S-T-A-D-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt, die auf einer größeren Erhebung liegt

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bergstadt"?
"Bergstadt" is spelled B-E-R-G-S-T-A-D-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɛʁkˌʃtat].
What does "Bergstadt" mean?
As a noun, "Bergstadt" means: Stadt, die auf einer größeren Erhebung liegt
How do you pronounce "Bergstadt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bergstadt" is [ˈbɛʁkˌʃtat]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bergstadt" come from?
"Bergstadt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bergstadt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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