Epirus
[eˈpiːʁʊs]
The verdict
“Epirus” 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
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - historische Landschaft im südwestlichen Balkan
Corpus desk
Index DE-epirus · Epirus · German
Epirus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | Epirus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [eˈpiːʁʊs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Epirus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Epirus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [eˈpiːʁʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "historische Landschaft im südwestlichen Balkan".
No misspelling variants are generated for Epirus in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Epirus, spelled E-P-I-R-U-S.
Definition
- 1historische Landschaft im südwestlichen Balkan
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Epirus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Seine Heimat Epirus war durch die Kelten bedroht, und in Sizilien waren die Karthager wieder einmal dabei, die Griechen zu unterwerfen.“
„Sie stammten alle aus jenem Teil des Epirus, den man Albanien nennt und der zur Republik gehört.“
Synonyms
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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.