Dagestan
[ˈdaːɡɛstan]
The verdict
“Dagestan” 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
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Staat im Nordkaukasus; Republik Dagestan, Teilstaat der russischen Föderation; Dagestanische Autonome Sozialistische Sowjetrepublik (Dagestanische ASSR), Teilstaat der Sowjetunion
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dagestan |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈdaːɡɛstan] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dagestan” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Dagestan is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈdaːɡɛstan]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Staat im Nordkaukasus; Republik Dagestan, Teilstaat der russischen Föderation; Dagestanische Autonome Sozialistische Sowjetrepublik (Dagestanische ASSR), Teilstaat der Sowjetunion".
Zero misspellings are on record for Dagestan in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for 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 Dagestan, spelled D-A-G-E-S-T-A-N.
Definition
- 1Staat im Nordkaukasus; Republik Dagestan, Teilstaat der russischen Föderation; Dagestanische Autonome Sozialistische Sowjetrepublik (Dagestanische ASSR), Teilstaat der Sowjetunion
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.
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Using “Dagestan”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-A-G-E-S-T-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdaːɡɛstan] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.