Paulskirche

[ˈpaʊ̯lsˌkɪʁçə]

/[ˈpaʊ̯lsˌkɪʁçə]/ noun

The verdict

“Paulskirche” is uncommon German (frequency #51,589 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,589
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meistens dem heiligen Paulus ^(→ WP) geweihtes Gotteshaus, das für Gottesdienste genutzt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-paulskirche · Paulskirche · German

Paulskirche · rank #51,589 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,589
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Patenkind

Nearest frequency peer: Patenkind (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Paulskirche“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Paulskirche“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Paulskirche
PropertyValue
HeadwordPaulskirche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpaʊ̯lsˌkɪʁçə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,589
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Paulskirche“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Paulskirchefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Patenkind“ (#51,588), „Pellets“ (#51,590), „Parterre“ (#51,587). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Paulskirche“ bei #51,589. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Paulskirche is uncommon German at frequency #51,589 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpaʊ̯lsˌkɪʁçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Paulskirche, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Paulskirche, spelled P-A-U-L-S-K-I-R-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    meistens dem heiligen Paulus ^(→ WP) geweihtes Gotteshaus, das für Gottesdienste genutzt wird
  2. 2
    Kirche in Frankfurt am Main, in der infolge der Märzrevolution 1848 das erste gesamtdeutsche Parlament, die (Frankfurter) Nationalversammlung, tagte

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Anfang des 14. Jahrhunderts wurde in Mellenthin eine Kapelle als Filial der Usedomer Paulskirche errichtet.“
  2. „Neben diesen Kirchen, die dem Apostel Paulus geweiht sind, gibt es in folgenden Städten Paulskirchen: Bielefeld, Darmstadt, Dessau […]“

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 "Paulskirche"?
"Paulskirche" is spelled P-A-U-L-S-K-I-R-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpaʊ̯lsˌkɪʁçə].
What does "Paulskirche" mean?
As a noun, "Paulskirche" means: meistens dem heiligen Paulus ^(→ WP) geweihtes Gotteshaus, das für Gottesdienste genutzt wird
How do you pronounce "Paulskirche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Paulskirche" is [ˈpaʊ̯lsˌkɪʁçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Paulskirche" come from?
"Paulskirche" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Paulskirche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list