Pennsylvania

[pɛnsɪlˈvɛɪ̯ni̯ə]

/[pɛnsɪlˈvɛɪ̯ni̯ə]/ name

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The verdict

“Pennsylvania” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,694. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,694
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bundesstaat im Osten der USA

Corpus desk

Index DE-pennsylvania · Pennsylvania · German

Pennsylvania · rank #20,694 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,694
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Peitsche

Nearest frequency peer: Peitsche (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Pennsylvania“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Pennsylvania“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pennsylvania
PropertyValue
HeadwordPennsylvania
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[pɛnsɪlˈvɛɪ̯ni̯ə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#20,694
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Pennsylvania“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Pennsylvanialiegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Peitsche“ (#20,693), „Pfarrhaus“ (#20,695), „Papers“ (#20,692). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pennsylvania“ bei #20,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Pennsylvania (IPA [pɛnsɪlˈvɛɪ̯ni̯ə]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,694 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Bundesstaat im Osten der USA".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pennsylvania, with forms such as "epnnsylvania", "pennslyvania", and "pennssylvania". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Pennsylvania, spelled P-E-N-N-S-Y-L-V-A-N-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bundesstaat im Osten der USA

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Pennsylvania ist geprägt durch Laubwälder und Hügelland.“
  2. [4. Novmber 2024:] „Den Tag vor der Wahl verbringt Vizepräsidentin Harris (60) komplett im Swing State Pennsylvania, der zu den wenigen besonders umkämpften Bundesstaaten gehört, die mal die eine, mal die andere Partei bevorzugen.“

Synonyms

PennsylvanienKeystone State

This word in other languages

Pennsylvania(English)Pennsylvanie(Français)Pensilvânia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epnnsylvania
  • pennslyvania
  • pennssylvania
  • pennsylavnia
  • pennsyllvania
  • pennsylvaina
  • pennsylvanai
  • pennsylvannia
  • pennsylvnaia
  • pennsylvvania
  • pennsyvlania
  • pennsyylvania
  • pennyslvania
  • pensnylvania
  • pensylvania
  • pnensylvania
  • ppennsylvania

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pennsylvania - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

epnnsylvania2pennslyvania2pennssylvania1pennsylavnia2pennsyllvania1pennsylvaina2pennsylvanai2pennsylvannia1
Edit distance from "Pennsylvania"

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 "Pennsylvania"?
"Pennsylvania" is spelled P-E-N-N-S-Y-L-V-A-N-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pɛnsɪlˈvɛɪ̯ni̯ə].
What does "Pennsylvania" mean?
As a proper noun, "Pennsylvania" means: Bundesstaat im Osten der USA
What are common misspellings of "Pennsylvania"?
Common misspellings include "epnnsylvania", "pennslyvania", "pennssylvania", "pennsylavnia", "pennsyllvania". The correct spelling is "Pennsylvania".
How do you pronounce "Pennsylvania"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pennsylvania" is [pɛnsɪlˈvɛɪ̯ni̯ə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pennsylvania" come from?
"Pennsylvania" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Schlagwort17 variantsTemperament17 variantsunangemessen17 variantsungehindert17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list