Chesapeake Bay

[ˈt͡ʃɛsəpiːkˌbɛɪ̯]

/[ˈt͡ʃɛsəpiːkˌbɛɪ̯]/ name

The verdict

“Chesapeake Bay” 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
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Atlantik verlaufende Bucht in den USA

Corpus desk

Index DE-chesapeake-bay · Chesapeake Bay · German

Chesapeake Bay · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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 Chesapeake Bay
PropertyValue
HeadwordChesapeake Bay
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃɛsəpiːkˌbɛɪ̯]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Chesapeake Bay“ im Deutschen

Chesapeake Bayliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chesapeake Bay is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈt͡ʃɛsəpiːkˌbɛɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zum Atlantik verlaufende Bucht in den USA".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Chesapeake Bay, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Chesapeake Bay, spelled C-H-E-S-A-P-E-A-K-E- -B-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    zum Atlantik verlaufende Bucht in den USA

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Von Summit Aviation in Delaware am nördlichen Ende der Chesapeake Bay gebaut, waren diese 50 Millionen Dollar teuren Spionageflugzeuge vollgestopft mit hochmodernen elektronischen Horch- und Funkpeilgeräten.“
  2. „Im Osten war das Aufleuchten der Morgensonne vor der Chesapeake Bay zu sehen, als das kleine Flugzeug die belebten Flugrouten hinter sich ließ.“

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 "Chesapeake Bay"?
"Chesapeake Bay" is spelled C-H-E-S-A-P-E-A-K-E- -B-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃɛsəpiːkˌbɛɪ̯].
What does "Chesapeake Bay" mean?
As a proper noun, "Chesapeake Bay" means: zum Atlantik verlaufende Bucht in den USA
How do you pronounce "Chesapeake Bay"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chesapeake Bay" is [ˈt͡ʃɛsəpiːkˌbɛɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chesapeake Bay" come from?
"Chesapeake Bay" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list