Jalta

[ˈjalta]

/[ˈjalta]/ name

The verdict

“Jalta” is uncommon German (frequency #74,739 among 699 “J” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,739
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hafenstadt und Kurort auf der Krim, in der Ukraine

Corpus desk

Index DE-jalta · Jalta · German

Jalta · rank #74,739 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,739
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Iwanowitsch

Nearest frequency peer: Iwanowitsch (-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 „Jalta“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jalta
PropertyValue
HeadwordJalta
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈjalta]
Letters5
Frequency rank#74,739
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Jalta“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Jaltafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Iwanowitsch“ (#74,738), „jas“ (#74,740), „Iteration“ (#74,737). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jalta“ bei #74,739. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jalta is uncommon German at frequency #74,739 among 699 “J” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈjalta]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hafenstadt und Kurort auf der Krim, in der Ukraine".

No misspelling variants are generated for Jalta in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 Jalta, spelled J-A-L-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hafenstadt und Kurort auf der Krim, in der Ukraine

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Jalta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Jalta liegt im Süden der Krim, ungefähr 50 Kilometer südöstlich von Sewastopol.
  2. „In Jalta findet die zweite Gipfelkonferenz zwischen dem US-amerikanischen Präsidenten Franklin D. Roosevelt, dem britischen Premierminister Winston Churchill und dem sowjetischen Staatschef Josef W. Stalin statt, auf der die Richtlinien der alliierten Nachkriegspolitik fest gelegt werden.“

This word in other languages

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 "Jalta"?
"Jalta" is spelled J-A-L-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjalta].
What does "Jalta" mean?
As a proper noun, "Jalta" means: Hafenstadt und Kurort auf der Krim, in der Ukraine
How do you pronounce "Jalta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jalta" is [ˈjalta]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list