Chesapeake Bay
[ˈt͡ʃɛsəpiːkˌbɛɪ̯]
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Chesapeake Bay |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡ʃɛsəpiːkˌbɛɪ̯] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Chesapeake Bay“ im Deutschen
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
- 1zum Atlantik verlaufende Bucht in den USA
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Chesapeake Bay appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„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.“
„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.