Geneva

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The verdict

“Geneva” is uncommon German (frequency #72,459 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,459
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die schweizerische Stadt Genf

Corpus desk

Index DE-geneva · Geneva · German

Geneva · rank #72,459 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,459
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gemeinderatsw…

Nearest frequency peer: Gemeinderatswahlen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Geneva“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Geneva“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Geneva
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeneva
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,459
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Geneva“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Genevafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gemeinderatswahlen“ (#72,458), „Genossenschaftsbanken“ (#72,461), „gelindert“ (#72,456). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geneva“ bei #72,459. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geneva is uncommon German at frequency #72,459 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die schweizerische Stadt Genf".

Geneva doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Geneva, spelled G-E-N-E-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    die schweizerische Stadt Genf

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 "Geneva"?
"Geneva" is spelled G-E-N-E-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Geneva" mean?
As a proper noun, "Geneva" means: die schweizerische Stadt Genf
How do you pronounce "Geneva"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geneva" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geneva" come from?
"Geneva" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Geneva", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gedeon#72,449Ganter#72,446folger#72,422grölen#72,497

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list