Macedonia
[ˌmæsɪˈdəʊnɪə]
The verdict
“Macedonia” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Binnenstaat im Süd-Balkan in Südosteuropa; Mazedonien
Corpus desk
Index DE-macedonia · Macedonia · German
Macedonia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | Macedonia |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌmæsɪˈdəʊnɪə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Macedonia“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Macedonia is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌmæsɪˈdəʊnɪə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Macedonia has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Macedonia, spelled M-A-C-E-D-O-N-I-A.
Definition
- 1ein Binnenstaat im Süd-Balkan in Südosteuropa; Mazedonien
- 2ein antikes Land in Südosteuropa, am nördlichen Ende der griechischen Halbinsel; Makedonien
- 3eine Region im Nordosten von Griechenland; Makedonien
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Macedonia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„The dispute over Macedonia has smoldered since 1991, when the republic declared its independence.“
„As a result of the Second Balkan War in 1913, the village became part of Greece and was renamed, coinciding with the partition of the historic region of Macedonia among Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria.“
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.