Nur-Sultan

[ˈnʊʁzʊltan]

/[ˈnʊʁzʊltan]/ name

The verdict

“Nur-Sultan” 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
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt Kasachstans

Corpus desk

Index DE-nur-sultan · Nur-Sultan · German

Nur-Sultan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 Nur-Sultan
PropertyValue
HeadwordNur-Sultan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈnʊʁzʊltan]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nur-Sultan“ im Deutschen

Nur-Sultanschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Nur-Sultan is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈnʊʁzʊltan]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hauptstadt Kasachstans".

Nur-Sultan has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Nur-Sultan, spelled N-U-R---S-U-L-T-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt Kasachstans

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Nur-Sultan war die Hauptstadt Kasachstans.

Synonyms

AstanaAkmolinskZelinogradAkmolaAqmola

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 "Nur-Sultan"?
"Nur-Sultan" is spelled N-U-R---S-U-L-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnʊʁzʊltan].
What does "Nur-Sultan" mean?
As a proper noun, "Nur-Sultan" means: Hauptstadt Kasachstans
How do you pronounce "Nur-Sultan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nur-Sultan" is [ˈnʊʁzʊltan]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nur-Sultan" come from?
"Nur-Sultan" 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