Paulskirche
[ˈpaʊ̯lsˌkɪʁçə]
The verdict
“Paulskirche” is uncommon German (frequency #51,589 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,589
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - meistens dem heiligen Paulus ^(→ WP) geweihtes Gotteshaus, das für Gottesdienste genutzt wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Paulskirche |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpaʊ̯lsˌkɪʁçə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #51,589 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Paulskirche” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Paulskirche is uncommon German at frequency #51,589 among 49,534 “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
- 1meistens dem heiligen Paulus ^(→ WP) geweihtes Gotteshaus, das für Gottesdienste genutzt wird
- 2Kirche in Frankfurt am Main, in der infolge der Märzrevolution 1848 das erste gesamtdeutsche Parlament, die (Frankfurter) Nationalversammlung, tagte
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.
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Using “Paulskirche”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-A-U-L-S-K-I-R-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.