Papeete
[ˌpapeˈʔetə]
The verdict
“Papeete” 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) - Stadt auf Tahiti, Hauptstadt von Französisch-Polynesien
Corpus desk
Index DE-papeete · Papeete · German
Papeete · 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 "P" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Papeete |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˌpapeˈʔetə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Papeete“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Papeete is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˌpapeˈʔetə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt auf Tahiti, Hauptstadt von Französisch-Polynesien".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Papeete, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Papeete, spelled P-A-P-E-E-T-E.
Definition
- 1Stadt auf Tahiti, Hauptstadt von Französisch-Polynesien
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Papeete appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich spare auf eine Kreuzfahrt nach Papeete.
„Der Missionar William Crook war 1818 der erste Europäer, der sich im Gebiet des heutigen Papeete ansiedelte.“
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.