Südostafrika
[zyːtˈʔɔstˌʔaːfʁika]
The verdict
“Südostafrika” 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
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht genau definierter Teil Afrikas, zu dem der östliche Teil Südafrikas und der südliche Teil Ostafrikas gehört
Corpus desk
Index DE-sudostafrika · Südostafrika · German
Südostafrika · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Südostafrika |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [zyːtˈʔɔstˌʔaːfʁika] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Südostafrika“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Südostafrika is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [zyːtˈʔɔstˌʔaːfʁika]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht genau definierter Teil Afrikas, zu dem der östliche Teil Südafrikas und der südliche Teil Ostafrikas gehört".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Südostafrika, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Südostafrika, spelled S-Ü-D-O-S-T-A-F-R-I-K-A.
Definition
- 1nicht genau definierter Teil Afrikas, zu dem der östliche Teil Südafrikas und der südliche Teil Ostafrikas gehört
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Südostafrika appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nur etwa 12 cm lang wird der Gefleckte Dickfingergecko (Pachydactylus maculatus) in Südostafrika, der oft in Gemeinschaft mit Skorpionen und Gürtelschweifen lebt.“
„Der Schakalbussard (Buteo rufofuscus) ist der häufigste Bussard in Ost- und Südostafrika; er ruft schakalähnlich.“
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.