Berlin (West)
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The verdict
“Berlin (West)” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - amtliche Schreibweise der westlichen Stadtbezirke von Berlin von 1982 bis 1990
Corpus desk
Index DE-berlin-west · Berlin (West) · German
Berlin (West) · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Berlin (West) |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Berlin (West)“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Berlin (West) is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "amtliche Schreibweise der westlichen Stadtbezirke von Berlin von 1982 bis 1990".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Berlin (West) in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Berlin (West), spelled B-E-R-L-I-N- -(-W-E-S-T-).
Definition
- 1amtliche Schreibweise der westlichen Stadtbezirke von Berlin von 1982 bis 1990
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Berlin (West) appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Reinickendorfer Uwe Juchem fuhr regelmäßig für eine Spedition die Transitstrecke Berlin (West) - Frankfurt am Main - Berlin (West).“
„Die einstige Grenze zwischen der DDR und Berlin (West) wurde mit einem roten Lichtband markiert.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.