Engelsburg

[ˈɛŋəlsbʊʁk]

/[ˈɛŋəlsbʊʁk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Engelsburg” is uncommon German (frequency #95,498 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,498
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ursprünglich für Kaiser Hadrian errichtetes Mausoleum in Rom

Key facts for Engelsburg
PropertyValue
HeadwordEngelsburg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛŋəlsbʊʁk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#95,498
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Engelsburg” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Engelsburg lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Engelsburg is uncommon German at frequency #95,498 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛŋəlsbʊʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ursprünglich für Kaiser Hadrian errichtetes Mausoleum in Rom".

Zero misspellings are on record for Engelsburg in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Engelsburg, spelled E-N-G-E-L-S-B-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    ursprünglich für Kaiser Hadrian errichtetes Mausoleum in Rom

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Engelsburg"?
"Engelsburg" is spelled E-N-G-E-L-S-B-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛŋəlsbʊʁk].
What does "Engelsburg" mean?
As a noun, "Engelsburg" means: ursprünglich für Kaiser Hadrian errichtetes Mausoleum in Rom
How do you pronounce "Engelsburg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Engelsburg" is [ˈɛŋəlsbʊʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Engelsburg" come from?
"Engelsburg" 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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Using “Engelsburg”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is E-N-G-E-L-S-B-U-R-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɛŋəlsbʊʁk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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