Great Britain
[ˌɡɹeɪ̯t ˈbɹɪtən]
The verdict
“Great Britain” 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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Großbritannien, die größte der Britischen Inseln
Corpus desk
Index DE-great-britain · Great Britain · German
Great Britain · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Great Britain |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˌɡɹeɪ̯t ˈbɹɪtən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Great Britain“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Great Britain is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˌɡɹeɪ̯t ˈbɹɪtən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Great Britain in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 Great Britain, spelled G-R-E-A-T- -B-R-I-T-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1Großbritannien, die größte der Britischen Inseln
- 2das Vereinigte Königreich von Großbritannien und Nordirland
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Great Britain appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The Celts settled Great Britain from the south.
Great Britain is a member of the EU.
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.