Cairo

[ˈkʌɪəɹəʊ]

/[ˈkʌɪəɹəʊ]/ name

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The verdict

“Cairo” is uncommon German (frequency #57,743 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,743
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt von Ägypten; Kairo

Corpus desk

Index DE-cairo · Cairo · German

Cairo · rank #57,743 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,743
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH cactus

Nearest frequency peer: cactus (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Cairo“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Cairo“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Cairo
PropertyValue
HeadwordCairo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkʌɪəɹəʊ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#57,743
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Cairo“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Cairofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „cactus“ (#57,742), „camel“ (#57,744), „Cabernet“ (#57,741). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Cairo“ bei #57,743. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cairo is uncommon German at frequency #57,743 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkʌɪəɹəʊ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hauptstadt von Ägypten; Kairo".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Cairo, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Cairo, spelled C-A-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt von Ägypten; Kairo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Cairo is the capital of Egypt.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Cairo"?
"Cairo" is spelled C-A-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʌɪəɹəʊ].
What does "Cairo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cairo" means: Hauptstadt von Ägypten; Kairo
How do you pronounce "Cairo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cairo" is [ˈkʌɪəɹəʊ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cairo" come from?
"Cairo" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

camel#57,744cheat#57,749bride#57,733Cosby#57,758

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list