Nagasaki

[naɡaˈzaːki]

/[naɡaˈzaːki]/ name

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The verdict

“Nagasaki” is uncommon German (frequency #53,931 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,931
frequency rank, German
26,919
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hafenstadt und japanische Präfekturhauptstadt an der Westküste von Kyushu

Key facts for Nagasaki
PropertyValue
HeadwordNagasaki
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[naɡaˈzaːki]
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,931
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Nagasaki” 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). Nagasaki lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nagasaki is uncommon German at frequency #53,931 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [naɡaˈzaːki]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hafenstadt und japanische Präfekturhauptstadt an der Westküste von Kyushu".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Nagasaki in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Nagasaki, spelled N-A-G-A-S-A-K-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hafenstadt und japanische Präfekturhauptstadt an der Westküste von Kyushu

This word in other languages

Nagasaki(English)Nagasaki(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 "Nagasaki"?
"Nagasaki" is spelled N-A-G-A-S-A-K-I. The IPA pronunciation is [naɡaˈzaːki].
What does "Nagasaki" mean?
As a proper noun, "Nagasaki" means: Hafenstadt und japanische Präfekturhauptstadt an der Westküste von Kyushu
How do you pronounce "Nagasaki"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nagasaki" is [naɡaˈzaːki]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nagasaki" come from?
"Nagasaki" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Nagasaki”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is N-A-G-A-S-A-K-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [naɡaˈzaːki] (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