New Orleans

[njuː ɔːˈliːnz]

/[njuː ɔːˈliːnz]/ name

The verdict

“New Orleans” 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
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Louisiana

Corpus desk

Index DE-new-orleans · New Orleans · German

New Orleans · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" 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 New Orleans
PropertyValue
HeadwordNew Orleans
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[njuː ɔːˈliːnz]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „New Orleans“ im Deutschen

New Orleanssitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

New Orleans is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [njuː ɔːˈliːnz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Louisiana".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for New Orleans, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 New Orleans, spelled N-E-W- -O-R-L-E-A-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Louisiana

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. New Orleans ist bekannt für seine Jazz-Musiker.

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 "New Orleans"?
"New Orleans" is spelled N-E-W- -O-R-L-E-A-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [njuː ɔːˈliːnz].
What does "New Orleans" mean?
As a proper noun, "New Orleans" means: Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Louisiana
How do you pronounce "New Orleans"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "New Orleans" is [njuː ɔːˈliːnz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "New Orleans" come from?
"New Orleans" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list