Tallahassee
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The verdict
“Tallahassee” is uncommon German (frequency #97,800 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,800
- frequency rank, German
- 35,386
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Florida
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tallahassee |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #97,800 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tallahassee” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Tallahassee is uncommon German at frequency #97,800 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Florida".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Tallahassee, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Tallahassee, spelled T-A-L-L-A-H-A-S-S-E-E.
Definition
- 1Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Florida
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 “Tallahassee”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-A-L-L-A-H-A-S-S-E-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.