Białoruś

[bʲaˈwɔruɕ]

/[bʲaˈwɔruɕ]/ name

The verdict

“Białoruś” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Weißrussland, Belarus

Corpus desk

Index DE-bia-orus · Białoruś · German

Białoruś · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for Białoruś
PropertyValue
HeadwordBiałoruś
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[bʲaˈwɔruɕ]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Białoruś“ im Deutschen

Białoruśsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Białoruś is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [bʲaˈwɔruɕ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Weißrussland, Belarus".

Białoruś doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 Białoruś, spelled B-I-A-Ł-O-R-U-Ś.

Definition

  1. 1
    Weißrussland, Belarus

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mińsk jest stolicą Białorusi.
  2. Białoruś jest krajem europejskim.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Białoruś"?
"Białoruś" is spelled B-I-A-Ł-O-R-U-Ś. The IPA pronunciation is [bʲaˈwɔruɕ].
What does "Białoruś" mean?
As a proper noun, "Białoruś" means: Weißrussland, Belarus
How do you pronounce "Białoruś"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Białoruś" is [bʲaˈwɔruɕ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Białoruś" come from?
"Białoruś" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list