Sapporo
[zaˈpoːʁo]
The verdict
“Sapporo” 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
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt auf der japanischen Insel Hokkaido
Corpus desk
Index DE-sapporo · Sapporo · German
Sapporo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sapporo |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [zaˈpoːʁo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sapporo“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sapporo is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [zaˈpoːʁo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt auf der japanischen Insel Hokkaido".
Sapporo has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sapporo, spelled S-A-P-P-O-R-O.
Definition
- 1Stadt auf der japanischen Insel Hokkaido
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sapporo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sapporo liegt in Japans Norden.
This word in other languages
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.