Provinzhauptstadt
German, noun[pʁoˈvɪnt͡shaʊ̯ptˌʃtat]
Provinzhauptstadt is spelled P-R-O-V-I-N-Z-H-A-U-P-T-S-T-A-D-T (17 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 59,520th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Provinzhauptstadt is a German feminine noun meaning “provincial capital” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Hauptstadt eines bestimmten Verwaltungsgebiets”.
What does Provinzhauptstadt mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprovincial capital
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Hauptstadt eines bestimmten Verwaltungsgebiets
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Provinzhauptstadt
- Provinzhauptstädte plural
- Provinzhauptstädten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Provinzhauptstadt?
- [pʁoˈvɪnt͡shaʊ̯ptˌʃtat]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Provinzhauptstadt in German?
Provinzhauptstadt appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).