Südwestafrika
[zyːtˈvɛstˌʔaːfʁika]
The verdict
“Südwestafrika” is uncommon German (frequency #63,826 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,826
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - frühere Bezeichnung des Gebiets des heutigen Namibia, zur Zeit der Verwaltung durch die Südafrikanische Union
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Südwestafrika |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [zyːtˈvɛstˌʔaːfʁika] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #63,826 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Südwestafrika” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Südwestafrika is uncommon German at frequency #63,826 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [zyːtˈvɛstˌʔaːfʁika]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Südwestafrika doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Südwestafrika, spelled S-Ü-D-W-E-S-T-A-F-R-I-K-A.
Definition
- 1frühere Bezeichnung des Gebiets des heutigen Namibia, zur Zeit der Verwaltung durch die Südafrikanische Union
- 2kurz für die Bezeichnung des Gebiets des heutigen Namibia, als es die Kolonie Deutsch-Südwestafrika war
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.
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Using “Südwestafrika”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-Ü-D-W-E-S-T-A-F-R-I-K-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [zyːtˈvɛstˌʔaːfʁika] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.