Saragossa

[zaʁaˈɡɔsa]

/[zaʁaˈɡɔsa]/ name

The verdict

“Saragossa” is uncommon German (frequency #84,504 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,504
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Provinz in Spaniens Nordosten

Corpus desk

Index DE-saragossa · Saragossa · German

Saragossa · rank #84,504 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,504
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sandsäcke

Nearest frequency peer: Sandsäcke (-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 „Saragossa“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Saragossa
PropertyValue
HeadwordSaragossa
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[zaʁaˈɡɔsa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,504
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Saragossa“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sandsäcke“ (#84,503), „sandale“ (#84,502), „Sauerbraten“ (#84,506). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Saragossa“ bei #84,504. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Saragossa is uncommon German at frequency #84,504 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [zaʁaˈɡɔsa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Saragossa in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 Saragossa, spelled S-A-R-A-G-O-S-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Provinz in Spaniens Nordosten
  2. 2
    Hauptstadt der gleichnamigen Provinz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Während unseres Spanien-Urlaubs bereisten wir die Provinz Saragossa.
  2. Der Ebro bestimmt das Stadtbild in Saragossa.

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); 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 "Saragossa"?
"Saragossa" is spelled S-A-R-A-G-O-S-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [zaʁaˈɡɔsa].
What does "Saragossa" mean?
As a proper noun, "Saragossa" means: Provinz in Spaniens Nordosten
How do you pronounce "Saragossa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Saragossa" is [zaʁaˈɡɔsa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Saragossa" come from?
"Saragossa" 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 "Saragossa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list