Charlottesville

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The verdict

“Charlottesville” is uncommon German (frequency #60,453 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,453
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Virginia

Corpus desk

Index DE-charlottesville · Charlottesville · German

Charlottesville · rank #60,453 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,453
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chauvinismus

Nearest frequency peer: Chauvinismus (+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 „Charlottesville“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Charlottesville
PropertyValue
HeadwordCharlottesville
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters15
Frequency rank#60,453
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Charlottesville“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Charlottesvillefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Chauvinismus“ (#60,454), „Carport“ (#60,451), „chillig“ (#60,455). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Charlottesville“ bei #60,453. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Charlottesville is uncommon German at frequency #60,453 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Virginia".

Zero misspellings are on record for Charlottesville in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Charlottesville, spelled C-H-A-R-L-O-T-T-E-S-V-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Virginia

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „›Mom ist erst nach Neujahr wieder nach Hause gekommen, aber kurz davor hab ich in Charlottesville ein Zimmer im Studentenwohnheim bekommen.‹“

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 "Charlottesville"?
"Charlottesville" is spelled C-H-A-R-L-O-T-T-E-S-V-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Charlottesville" mean?
As a proper noun, "Charlottesville" means: Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Virginia
How do you pronounce "Charlottesville"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Charlottesville" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Charlottesville" come from?
"Charlottesville" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bundesfinanzhof#60,444desinteressiert#60,471Entschleunigung#60,525fertiggestellte#60,557

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list