Skopje

[ˈskɔpjɛ]

/[ˈskɔpjɛ]/ name

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The verdict

“Skopje” is an uncommon German word, ranked #61,936 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#61,936
frequency rank, German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hauptstadt von Nordmazedonien

Key facts for Skopje
PropertyValue
HeadwordSkopje
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈskɔpjɛ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,936
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Skopje” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Skopje lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Skopje is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈskɔpjɛ]. Corpus data places it at rank #61,936 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Hauptstadt von Nordmazedonien".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Skopje in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Skopje, spelled S-K-O-P-J-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt von Nordmazedonien

This word in other languages

Skopje(English)Skopje(Français)

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 "Skopje"?
"Skopje" is spelled S-K-O-P-J-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈskɔpjɛ].
What does "Skopje" mean?
As a proper noun, "Skopje" means: Hauptstadt von Nordmazedonien
How do you pronounce "Skopje"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Skopje" is [ˈskɔpjɛ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Skopje" come from?
"Skopje" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Skopje”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-K-O-P-J-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈskɔpjɛ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list