Eriwan
[ˈeʁivaːn]
The verdict
“Eriwan” 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 May 6, 2026) - Hauptstadt von Armenien
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Eriwan |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈeʁivaːn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Eriwan” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Eriwan is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈeʁivaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hauptstadt von Armenien".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Eriwan in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Eriwan, spelled E-R-I-W-A-N.
Definition
- 1Hauptstadt von Armenien
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 “Eriwan”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-I-W-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈeʁivaːn] (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.