Tatarstan
[ˈtataʁstaːn]
The verdict
“Tatarstan” 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
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Republik in Russland
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tatarstan |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈtataʁstaːn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tatarstan” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Tatarstan is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈtataʁstaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Republik in Russland".
Zero misspellings are on record for Tatarstan in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Tatarstan, spelled T-A-T-A-R-S-T-A-N.
Definition
- 1eine Republik in Russland
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.
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Using “Tatarstan”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-A-T-A-R-S-T-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtataʁstaːn] (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.