United States of America

[juːˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əv aˈmeːrika]

/[juːˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əv aˈmeːrika]/ name

The verdict

“United States of America” 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
24
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zwischen dem Atlantik und Pazifik gelegener drittgrößter Staat der Erde; Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika

Corpus desk

Index DE-united-states-of-america · United States of America · German

United States of America · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 24 letters
  • VOW-10 10 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" 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.

Key facts for United States of America
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnited States of America
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[juːˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əv aˈmeːrika]
Letters24
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „United States of America“ im Deutschen

United States of Americaliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

United States of America is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [juːˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əv aˈmeːrika]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zwischen dem Atlantik und Pazifik gelegener drittgrößter Staat der Erde; Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika".

United States of America has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is United States of America, spelled U-N-I-T-E-D- -S-T-A-T-E-S- -O-F- -A-M-E-R-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zwischen dem Atlantik und Pazifik gelegener drittgrößter Staat der Erde; Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how United States of America appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "United States of America"?
"United States of America" is spelled U-N-I-T-E-D- -S-T-A-T-E-S- -O-F- -A-M-E-R-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [juːˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əv aˈmeːrika].
What does "United States of America" mean?
As a proper noun, "United States of America" means: Zwischen dem Atlantik und Pazifik gelegener drittgrößter Staat der Erde; Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
How do you pronounce "United States of America"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "United States of America" is [juːˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əv aˈmeːrika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "United States of America" come from?
"United States of America" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list