Tangermünde

[taŋɐˈmʏndə]

/[taŋɐˈmʏndə]/ name

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The verdict

“Tangermünde” is uncommon German (frequency #67,766 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,766
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland

Key facts for Tangermünde
PropertyValue
HeadwordTangermünde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[taŋɐˈmʏndə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#67,766
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tangermünde” 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). Tangermünde lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Tangermünde is uncommon German at frequency #67,766 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [taŋɐˈmʏndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tangermünde, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Tangermünde, spelled T-A-N-G-E-R-M-Ü-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland

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 "Tangermünde"?
"Tangermünde" is spelled T-A-N-G-E-R-M-Ü-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [taŋɐˈmʏndə].
What does "Tangermünde" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tangermünde" means: eine Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Tangermünde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tangermünde" is [taŋɐˈmʏndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tangermünde" come from?
"Tangermünde" 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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Using “Tangermünde”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is T-A-N-G-E-R-M-Ü-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [taŋɐˈmʏndə] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list