Brazzaville
[bʁazaˈvil]
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 May 6, 2026) - Hauptstadt der Republik Kongo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Brazzaville |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [bʁazaˈvil] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Brazzaville” sits in German frequency
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
- 1Hauptstadt der Republik Kongo
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"?
What does "Brazzaville" mean?
How do you pronounce "Brazzaville"?
What language does "Brazzaville" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “Brazzaville”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-R-A-Z-Z-A-V-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bʁazaˈvil] (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.