Frankfurt am Main
[ˈfʁaŋkfʊʁt am ˈmaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Frankfurt am Main” 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
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - offizielle, amtliche Schreibweise von Frankfurt ^([1])
Corpus desk
Index DE-frankfurt-am-main · Frankfurt am Main · German
Frankfurt am Main · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | Frankfurt am Main |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʁaŋkfʊʁt am ˈmaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Frankfurt am Main“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Frankfurt am Main is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈfʁaŋkfʊʁt am ˈmaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "offizielle, amtliche Schreibweise von Frankfurt ^([1])".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Frankfurt am Main, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Frankfurt am Main, spelled F-R-A-N-K-F-U-R-T- -A-M- -M-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1offizielle, amtliche Schreibweise von Frankfurt ^([1])
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Frankfurt am Main appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nach einer ersten deutschen Tagesklinik 1962 in Frankfurt am Main kam es erst in den 1970er Jahren zu einer höheren Zahl von Einrichtungen.“
Synonyms
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.