Kathmandu

[ˌkatmanˈduː]

/[ˌkatmanˈduː]/ name

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The verdict

“Kathmandu” is uncommon German (frequency #52,984 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,984
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt und größte Stadt Nepals

Corpus desk

Index DE-kathmandu · Kathmandu · German

Kathmandu · rank #52,984 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,984
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kassier

Nearest frequency peer: Kassier (-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 „Kathmandu“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kathmandu
PropertyValue
HeadwordKathmandu
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˌkatmanˈduː]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,984
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kathmandu“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kathmandufällt 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: „Kassier“ (#52,983), „kas“ (#52,982), „Kaufoption“ (#52,986). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kathmandu“ bei #52,984. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kathmandu is uncommon German at frequency #52,984 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˌkatmanˈduː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hauptstadt und größte Stadt Nepals".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kathmandu, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kathmandu, spelled K-A-T-H-M-A-N-D-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt und größte Stadt Nepals

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. In Kathmandu leben mehr als 600.000 Menschen.

This word in other languages

Kathmandu(English)

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 "Kathmandu"?
"Kathmandu" is spelled K-A-T-H-M-A-N-D-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkatmanˈduː].
What does "Kathmandu" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kathmandu" means: Hauptstadt und größte Stadt Nepals
How do you pronounce "Kathmandu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kathmandu" is [ˌkatmanˈduː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kathmandu" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

klatschte#52,992intuitive#52,960Kroatiens#53,014Hohenberg#52,940

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list