Plymouth

[ˈplɪməθ]

/[ˈplɪməθ]/ name

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The verdict

“Plymouth” is uncommon German (frequency #57,307 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,307
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in der Grafschaft Devon (Devonshire) im Süden Englands

Corpus desk

Index DE-plymouth · Plymouth · German

Plymouth · rank #57,307 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,307
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH plum

Nearest frequency peer: plum (-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 „Plymouth“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Plymouth
PropertyValue
HeadwordPlymouth
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈplɪməθ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,307
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Plymouth“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Plymouthfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „plum“ (#57,306), „Plochingen“ (#57,305), „Polonaise“ (#57,309). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Plymouth“ bei #57,307. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Plymouth is uncommon German at frequency #57,307 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈplɪməθ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Plymouth has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Plymouth, spelled P-L-Y-M-O-U-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in der Grafschaft Devon (Devonshire) im Süden Englands
  2. 2
    eine Stadt in Massachusetts, USA
  3. 3
    (ehemalige) Hauptstadt von Montserrat
  4. 4
    weitere Städte und Ortschaften

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Zwei Monate ist es her, dass diese 102 Männer, Frauen und Kinder vom englischen Hafen Plymouth aufgebrochen sind.“
  2. „Die Küste Nordamerikas ist seit einigen Jahren bekannt. Cape Cod wurde 1602 erstmals besucht, Plymouth und die Küste von Massachusetts sind 1603 ausführlicher erkundet worden.“

This word in other languages

Plymouth(English)

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 "Plymouth"?
"Plymouth" is spelled P-L-Y-M-O-U-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈplɪməθ].
What does "Plymouth" mean?
As a proper noun, "Plymouth" means: eine Stadt in der Grafschaft Devon (Devonshire) im Süden Englands
How do you pronounce "Plymouth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Plymouth" is [ˈplɪməθ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Plymouth" come from?
"Plymouth" 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 "Plymouth", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pingelig#57,299pflanzte#57,298proaktiv#57,317protocol#57,327

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list