Ramallah

[ʁaˈmalaː]

/[ʁaˈmalaː]/ name

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The verdict

“Ramallah” is uncommon German (frequency #92,109 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,109
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt im Westjordanland

Corpus desk

Index DE-ramallah · Ramallah · German

Ramallah · rank #92,109 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,109
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Raketenstart

Nearest frequency peer: Raketenstart (-2 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 „Ramallah“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ramallah
PropertyValue
HeadwordRamallah
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ʁaˈmalaː]
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,109
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ramallah“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ramallahfällt 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: „Raketenstart“ (#92,107), „Ratgebern“ (#92,111), „raffe“ (#92,106). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Ramallah“ bei #92,109. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ramallah is uncommon German at frequency #92,109 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ʁaˈmalaː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt im Westjordanland".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ramallah, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ramallah, spelled R-A-M-A-L-L-A-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt im Westjordanland

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In Ramallah befindet sich ein Teil der Regierungsorgane der Palästinensischen Autonomiegebiete.
  2. „Nach dem Zusammenbruch des israelisch-palästinensischen Friedensprozesses 2000/01 verlor Arafat zunehmend seine politische Handlungsfähigkeit und wurde von Israel, das ihn nicht mehr als Gesprächspartner akzeptierte, in Ramallah unter Hausarrest gestellt.“

This word in other languages

Ramallah(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 "Ramallah"?
"Ramallah" is spelled R-A-M-A-L-L-A-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁaˈmalaː].
What does "Ramallah" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ramallah" means: Stadt im Westjordanland
How do you pronounce "Ramallah"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ramallah" is [ʁaˈmalaː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ramallah" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

province#92,092Reporten#92,136Rollbahn#92,151Saisonen#92,164

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list