Nicosia

[nɪkəˈsɪə]

/[nɪkəˈsɪə]/ name

The verdict

“Nicosia” 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
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt von Zypern; Nikosia

Corpus desk

Index DE-nicosia · Nicosia · German

Nicosia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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 Nicosia
PropertyValue
HeadwordNicosia
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[nɪkəˈsɪə]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nicosia“ im Deutschen

Nicosialiegt 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

Nicosia is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [nɪkəˈsɪə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hauptstadt von Zypern; Nikosia".

Nicosia has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Nicosia, spelled N-I-C-O-S-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt von Zypern; Nikosia

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Nicosia is the capital of Cyprus.

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 "Nicosia"?
"Nicosia" is spelled N-I-C-O-S-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [nɪkəˈsɪə].
What does "Nicosia" mean?
As a proper noun, "Nicosia" means: Hauptstadt von Zypern; Nikosia
How do you pronounce "Nicosia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nicosia" is [nɪkəˈsɪə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nicosia" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list