Cambrai
[kɑ̃ˈbʁɛ]
The verdict
“Cambrai” is an uncommon German word, ranked #94,076 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #94,076
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stadt im Norden Frankreichs
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Cambrai |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [kɑ̃ˈbʁɛ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #94,076 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Cambrai” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Cambrai is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɑ̃ˈbʁɛ]. Corpus data places it at rank #94,076 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Stadt im Norden Frankreichs".
Zero misspellings are on record for Cambrai in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Cambrai, spelled C-A-M-B-R-A-I.
Definition
- 1Stadt im Norden Frankreichs
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “Cambrai”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-A-M-B-R-A-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kɑ̃ˈbʁɛ] (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.