EU-Parlament

[eːˈʔuːpaʁlaˌmɛnt]

/[eːˈʔuːpaʁlaˌmɛnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“EU-Parlament” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eines der Organe der Europäischen Union, dessen Abgeordnete seit 1979 alle fünf Jahre in allgemeinen, freien und geheimen Europawahlen direkt gewählt werden

Key facts for EU-Parlament
PropertyValue
HeadwordEU-Parlament
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eːˈʔuːpaʁlaˌmɛnt]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “EU-Parlament” sits in German frequency

EU-Parlament falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

EU-Parlament is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [eːˈʔuːpaʁlaˌmɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for EU-Parlament, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is EU-Parlament, spelled E-U---P-A-R-L-A-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eines der Organe der Europäischen Union, dessen Abgeordnete seit 1979 alle fünf Jahre in allgemeinen, freien und geheimen Europawahlen direkt gewählt werden
  2. 2
    nationales Parlament eines Staates, das Mitglied in der Europäischen Union ist

Synonyms

Europäisches ParlamentEuropaparlament

This word in other languages

parlement européen(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "EU-Parlament"?
"EU-Parlament" is spelled E-U---P-A-R-L-A-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [eːˈʔuːpaʁlaˌmɛnt].
What does "EU-Parlament" mean?
As a noun, "EU-Parlament" means: eines der Organe der Europäischen Union, dessen Abgeordnete seit 1979 alle fünf Jahre in allgemeinen, freien und geheimen Europawahlen direkt gewählt werden
How do you pronounce "EU-Parlament"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "EU-Parlament" is [eːˈʔuːpaʁlaˌmɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "EU-Parlament" come from?
"EU-Parlament" 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 “EU-Parlament”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is E-U---P-A-R-L-A-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [eːˈʔuːpaʁlaˌmɛnt] (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
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