país

[pəˈis]

/[pəˈis]/ noun

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The verdict

“país” is uncommon German (frequency #84,395 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,395
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Land, der Staat

Key facts for país
PropertyValue
Headwordpaís
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pəˈis]
Letters4
Frequency rank#84,395
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “país” 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). país lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

país is uncommon German at frequency #84,395 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pəˈis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Land, der Staat".

país doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is país, spelled P-A-Í-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Land, der Staat

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 "país"?
"país" is spelled P-A-Í-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pəˈis].
What does "país" mean?
As a noun, "país" means: das Land, der Staat
How do you pronounce "país"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "país" is [pəˈis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "país" come from?
"país" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “país”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is P-A-Í-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pəˈis] (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