Ghanaer

[ˈɡaːnaɐ]

/[ˈɡaːnaɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ghanaer” is uncommon German (frequency #79,232 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,232
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Staatsbürger von Ghana

Key facts for Ghanaer
PropertyValue
HeadwordGhanaer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡaːnaɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,232
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ghanaer” 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). Ghanaer lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Ghanaer is uncommon German at frequency #79,232 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡaːnaɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Staatsbürger von Ghana".

Ghanaer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ghanaer, spelled G-H-A-N-A-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staatsbürger von Ghana

Synonyms

Ghanese

This word in other languages

Ghanaian(English)ghanés(Español)Ghanéen(Français)

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 "Ghanaer"?
"Ghanaer" is spelled G-H-A-N-A-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡaːnaɐ].
What does "Ghanaer" mean?
As a noun, "Ghanaer" means: Staatsbürger von Ghana
How do you pronounce "Ghanaer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ghanaer" is [ˈɡaːnaɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ghanaer" come from?
"Ghanaer" 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 “Ghanaer”

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

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