Philippsburg

[ˈfɪlɪpsˌbʊʁk]

/[ˈfɪlɪpsˌbʊʁk]/ name

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The verdict

“Philippsburg” is uncommon German (frequency #70,670 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,670
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-philippsburg · Philippsburg · German

Philippsburg · rank #70,670 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,670
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Plattenbauten

Nearest frequency peer: Plattenbauten (+3 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 „Philippsburg“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Philippsburg
PropertyValue
HeadwordPhilippsburg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈfɪlɪpsˌbʊʁk]
Letters12
Frequency rank#70,670
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Philippsburg“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Philippsburgfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Plattenbauten“ (#70,673), „Perspektivwechsel“ (#70,666), „Plattling“ (#70,674). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Philippsburg“ bei #70,670. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Philippsburg is uncommon German at frequency #70,670 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈfɪlɪpsˌbʊʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland".

Zero misspellings are on record for Philippsburg in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Philippsburg, spelled P-H-I-L-I-P-P-S-B-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Philippsburg liegt in Deutschlands Südwesten.

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 "Philippsburg"?
"Philippsburg" is spelled P-H-I-L-I-P-P-S-B-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɪlɪpsˌbʊʁk].
What does "Philippsburg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Philippsburg" means: eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Philippsburg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Philippsburg" is [ˈfɪlɪpsˌbʊʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Philippsburg" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Preisträgern#70,681paritätische#70,652näherbringen#70,634Reihenhäuser#70,718

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list