Ladakh

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The verdict

“Ladakh” 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
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unionsterritorium im Norden von Indien

Corpus desk

Index DE-ladakh · Ladakh · German

Ladakh · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" 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.

Key facts for Ladakh
PropertyValue
HeadwordLadakh
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ladakh“ im Deutschen

Ladakhliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ladakh is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unionsterritorium im Norden von Indien".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ladakh, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ladakh, spelled L-A-D-A-K-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unionsterritorium im Norden von Indien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Es war mehr als sieben Stunden her, dass sie sich auf den Weg gemacht hatten. Eine alltägliche Nord-Süd-Patrouille entlang der Line of Control, welche die Nordterritorien Pakistans von der von Indien kontrollierten Region Ladakh und Kaschmir trennte.“
  2. „Khandari war im jüngsten Krieg oben im Norden von Ladakh im Einsatz, und er hasst Nehru erbittert, denn wie er sagt, sind die Männer alle in einem Kampf ohne Munition, ohne Unterstützung und ohne Hoffnung gefallen.“

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ladakh"?
"Ladakh" is spelled L-A-D-A-K-H. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Ladakh" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ladakh" means: Unionsterritorium im Norden von Indien
How do you pronounce "Ladakh"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ladakh" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ladakh" come from?
"Ladakh" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list