Terra nullius
[ˈtɛʁa ˈnʊli̯ʊs]
The verdict
“Terra nullius” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Land, das niemandem gehört
Corpus desk
Index DE-terra-nullius · Terra nullius · German
Terra nullius · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | Terra nullius |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈtɛʁa ˈnʊli̯ʊs] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Terra nullius“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Terra nullius is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈtɛʁa ˈnʊli̯ʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Land, das niemandem gehört".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Terra nullius, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Terra nullius, spelled T-E-R-R-A- -N-U-L-L-I-U-S.
Definition
- 1Land, das niemandem gehört
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Terra nullius appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Afrika galt den Verhandlungsführern als Terra nullius, als Niemandsland, als Objekt der Begierde ohne Subjekte, auf die man Rücksicht nehmen musste.“
Synonyms
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.