Europäischer Rat
[ɔɪ̯ʁoˌpɛːɪʃɐ ˈʁaːt]
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
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Europäischer Rat |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ɔɪ̯ʁoˌpɛːɪʃɐ ˈʁaːt] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Europäischer Rat” sits in German frequency
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
- 1Gremium der Staats- und Regierungschefs der Europäischen Union, das sich im sogenannten EU-Gipfel mindestens zwei Mal pro Jahr trifft
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 “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.