Puerto Rico

[ˈpu̯ɛʁto ˈʁiːko]

/[ˈpu̯ɛʁto ˈʁiːko]/ name

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The verdict

“Puerto Rico” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Insel in der Karibik

Corpus desk

Index DE-puerto-rico · Puerto Rico · German

Puerto Rico · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Puerto Rico
PropertyValue
HeadwordPuerto Rico
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈpu̯ɛʁto ˈʁiːko]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Puerto Rico” sits in German frequency

Puerto Rico falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Puerto Rico is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈpu̯ɛʁto ˈʁiːko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Puerto Rico, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Puerto Rico, spelled P-U-E-R-T-O- -R-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Insel in der Karibik
  2. 2
    US-amerikanisches Außengebiet, das Puerto Rico ^([1]) und einige benachbarte Inseln umfasst

Synonyms

Freistaat Puerto RicoPorto RicoPortoriko

This word in other languages

Puerto Rico(English)Porto Rico(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Puerto Rico"?
"Puerto Rico" is spelled P-U-E-R-T-O- -R-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpu̯ɛʁto ˈʁiːko].
What does "Puerto Rico" mean?
As a proper noun, "Puerto Rico" means: Insel in der Karibik
How do you pronounce "Puerto Rico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Puerto Rico" is [ˈpu̯ɛʁto ˈʁiːko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Puerto Rico" come from?
"Puerto Rico" 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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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list