Europäischer Rat

[ɔɪ̯ʁoˌpɛːɪʃɐ ˈʁaːt]

/[ɔɪ̯ʁoˌpɛːɪʃɐ ˈʁaːt]/ phrase

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gremium der Staats- und Regierungschefs der Europäischen Union, das sich im sogenannten EU-Gipfel mindestens zwei Mal pro Jahr trifft

Key facts for Europäischer Rat
PropertyValue
HeadwordEuropäischer Rat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ɔɪ̯ʁoˌpɛːɪʃɐ ˈʁaːt]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Europäischer Rat” sits in German frequency

Europäischer Rat 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

Europäischer Rat is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ɔɪ̯ʁoˌpɛːɪʃɐ ˈʁaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gremium der Staats- und Regierungschefs der Europäischen Union, das sich im sogenannten EU-Gipfel mindestens zwei Mal pro Jahr trifft".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Europäischer Rat, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Europäischer Rat, spelled E-U-R-O-P-Ä-I-S-C-H-E-R- -R-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gremium der Staats- und Regierungschefs der Europäischen Union, das sich im sogenannten EU-Gipfel mindestens zwei Mal pro Jahr trifft

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Europäischer Rat"?
"Europäischer Rat" is spelled E-U-R-O-P-Ä-I-S-C-H-E-R- -R-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔɪ̯ʁoˌpɛːɪʃɐ ˈʁaːt].
What does "Europäischer Rat" mean?
As a phrase, "Europäischer Rat" means: Gremium der Staats- und Regierungschefs der Europäischen Union, das sich im sogenannten EU-Gipfel mindestens zwei Mal pro Jahr trifft
How do you pronounce "Europäischer Rat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Europäischer Rat" is [ɔɪ̯ʁoˌpɛːɪʃɐ ˈʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Europäischer Rat" come from?
"Europäischer Rat" 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 “Europäischer Rat”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is E-U-R-O-P-Ä-I-S-C-H-E-R- -R-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɔɪ̯ʁoˌpɛːɪʃɐ ˈʁaːt] (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list