Colonia Ulpia Traiana

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The verdict

“Colonia Ulpia Traiana” 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
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nahe der heutigen Stadt Xanten (Niederrhein) gelegene römische Stadt, die vermutlich um 100 nach Christus aus einer cugernischen Siedlung hervorgegangen ist und als Festung „Tricensimae“ um 450 n. ...

Key facts for Colonia Ulpia Traiana
PropertyValue
HeadwordColonia Ulpia Traiana
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Colonia Ulpia Traiana” sits in German frequency

Colonia Ulpia Traiana falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Colonia Ulpia Traiana is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nahe der heutigen Stadt Xanten (Niederrhein) gelegene römische Stadt, die vermutlich um 100 nach Christus aus einer cugernischen Siedlung hervorgegangen ist und als Festung „Tricensimae“ um 450 n. ...".

No misspelling variants are generated for Colonia Ulpia Traiana in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Colonia Ulpia Traiana, spelled C-O-L-O-N-I-A- -U-L-P-I-A- -T-R-A-I-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    nahe der heutigen Stadt Xanten (Niederrhein) gelegene römische Stadt, die vermutlich um 100 nach Christus aus einer cugernischen Siedlung hervorgegangen ist und als Festung „Tricensimae“ um 450 n. Chr. aufgegeben wurde

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 "Colonia Ulpia Traiana"?
"Colonia Ulpia Traiana" is spelled C-O-L-O-N-I-A- -U-L-P-I-A- -T-R-A-I-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Colonia Ulpia Traiana" mean?
As a proper noun, "Colonia Ulpia Traiana" means: nahe der heutigen Stadt Xanten (Niederrhein) gelegene römische Stadt, die vermutlich um 100 nach Christus aus einer cugernischen Siedlung hervorgegangen ist und als Festung „Tricensimae“ um 450 n. ...
How do you pronounce "Colonia Ulpia Traiana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Colonia Ulpia Traiana" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Colonia Ulpia Traiana" come from?
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Using “Colonia Ulpia Traiana”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is C-O-L-O-N-I-A- -U-L-P-I-A- -T-R-A-I-A-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list