Brazzaville

[bʁazaˈvil]

/[bʁazaˈvil]/ name

The verdict

“Brazzaville” 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
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt der Republik Kongo

Corpus desk

Index DE-brazzaville · Brazzaville · German

Brazzaville · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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 Brazzaville
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrazzaville
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[bʁazaˈvil]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Brazzaville“ im Deutschen

Brazzavillesitzt 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

Brazzaville is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [bʁazaˈvil]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hauptstadt der Republik Kongo".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Brazzaville, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Brazzaville, spelled B-R-A-Z-Z-A-V-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt der Republik Kongo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Brazzavilles Partnerstädte sind Dakar, Dresden und Washington.
  2. „Tausende fliehen mit der Fähre über den Kongo in den Norden nach Brazzaville.“

This word in other languages

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 "Brazzaville"?
"Brazzaville" is spelled B-R-A-Z-Z-A-V-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bʁazaˈvil].
What does "Brazzaville" mean?
As a proper noun, "Brazzaville" means: Hauptstadt der Republik Kongo
How do you pronounce "Brazzaville"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brazzaville" is [bʁazaˈvil]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brazzaville" come from?
"Brazzaville" 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