Garnisonkirche

[ɡaʁniˈzoːnˌkɪʁçə]

/[ɡaʁniˈzoːnˌkɪʁçə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Garnisonkirche” is uncommon German (frequency #77,999 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,999
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gebäude für die Feier christlicher Gottesdienste für die am jeweiligen Ort stationierten Truppen. Vereinzelt Name einer ehemaligen Garnisonkirche

Key facts for Garnisonkirche
PropertyValue
HeadwordGarnisonkirche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡaʁniˈzoːnˌkɪʁçə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#77,999
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Garnisonkirche” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Garnisonkirche lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Garnisonkirche is uncommon German at frequency #77,999 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡaʁniˈzoːnˌkɪʁçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gebäude für die Feier christlicher Gottesdienste für die am jeweiligen Ort stationierten Truppen. Vereinzelt Name einer ehemaligen Garnisonkirche".

Garnisonkirche doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Garnisonkirche, spelled G-A-R-N-I-S-O-N-K-I-R-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gebäude für die Feier christlicher Gottesdienste für die am jeweiligen Ort stationierten Truppen. Vereinzelt Name einer ehemaligen Garnisonkirche

Synonyms

Standortkirche

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Garnisonkirche"?
"Garnisonkirche" is spelled G-A-R-N-I-S-O-N-K-I-R-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡaʁniˈzoːnˌkɪʁçə].
What does "Garnisonkirche" mean?
As a noun, "Garnisonkirche" means: Gebäude für die Feier christlicher Gottesdienste für die am jeweiligen Ort stationierten Truppen. Vereinzelt Name einer ehemaligen Garnisonkirche
How do you pronounce "Garnisonkirche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Garnisonkirche" is [ɡaʁniˈzoːnˌkɪʁçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Garnisonkirche" come from?
"Garnisonkirche" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Garnisonkirche”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is G-A-R-N-I-S-O-N-K-I-R-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡaʁniˈzoːnˌkɪʁçə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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