Jekaterinburg

[jekateˈʁiːnbʊʁk]

/[jekateˈʁiːnbʊʁk]/ name

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The verdict

“Jekaterinburg” is uncommon German (frequency #90,482 among 7,951 “J” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,482
frequency rank, German
7,951
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Großstadt in Russland

Key facts for Jekaterinburg
PropertyValue
HeadwordJekaterinburg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[jekateˈʁiːnbʊʁk]
Letters13
Frequency rank#90,482
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Jekaterinburg” 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). Jekaterinburg 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

Jekaterinburg is uncommon German at frequency #90,482 among 7,951 “J” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [jekateˈʁiːnbʊʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Großstadt in Russland".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Jekaterinburg, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Jekaterinburg, spelled J-E-K-A-T-E-R-I-N-B-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Großstadt in Russland

Synonyms

Swerdlowsk

This word in other languages

Yekaterinburg(English)Ekaterimburgo(Español)Iekaterinbourg(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 "Jekaterinburg"?
"Jekaterinburg" is spelled J-E-K-A-T-E-R-I-N-B-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [jekateˈʁiːnbʊʁk].
What does "Jekaterinburg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Jekaterinburg" means: Großstadt in Russland
How do you pronounce "Jekaterinburg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jekaterinburg" is [jekateˈʁiːnbʊʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jekaterinburg" come from?
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Using “Jekaterinburg”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is J-E-K-A-T-E-R-I-N-B-U-R-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [jekateˈʁiːnbʊʁk] (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