District of Columbia
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The verdict
“District of Columbia” 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
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bundesdistrikt, in dem sich Hauptstadt und Regierungssitz der Vereinigten Staaten befinden
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Index DE-district-of-columbia · District of Columbia · German
District of Columbia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | District of Columbia |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „District of Columbia“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
District of Columbia is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bundesdistrikt, in dem sich Hauptstadt und Regierungssitz der Vereinigten Staaten befinden".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for District of Columbia, 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is District of Columbia, spelled D-I-S-T-R-I-C-T- -O-F- -C-O-L-U-M-B-I-A.
Definition
- 1Bundesdistrikt, in dem sich Hauptstadt und Regierungssitz der Vereinigten Staaten befinden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how District of Columbia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Morddezernat des District of Columbia galt neuerdings unter den Detectives als eine Art Strafbataillon.“
„Auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite der Southern Avenue begann bereits der District of Columbia.“
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.