US-amerikanisch

[uːˈʔɛsʔameʁiˌkaːnɪʃ]

/[uːˈʔɛsʔameʁiˌkaːnɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“US-amerikanisch” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die USA betreffend, aus den USA kommend

Key facts for US-amerikanisch
PropertyValue
HeadwordUS-amerikanisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[uːˈʔɛsʔameʁiˌkaːnɪʃ]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “US-amerikanisch” sits in German frequency

US-amerikanisch falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for US-amerikanisch is 15 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [uːˈʔɛsʔameʁiˌkaːnɪʃ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die USA betreffend, aus den USA kommend".

US-amerikanisch has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is US-amerikanisch, spelled U-S---A-M-E-R-I-K-A-N-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die USA betreffend, aus den USA kommend

This word in other languages

US-American(English)estadounidense(Español)états-unien(Français)

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 "US-amerikanisch"?
"US-amerikanisch" is spelled U-S---A-M-E-R-I-K-A-N-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [uːˈʔɛsʔameʁiˌkaːnɪʃ].
What does "US-amerikanisch" mean?
As an adjective, "US-amerikanisch" means: die USA betreffend, aus den USA kommend
How do you pronounce "US-amerikanisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "US-amerikanisch" is [uːˈʔɛsʔameʁiˌkaːnɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "US-amerikanisch" come from?
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Using “US-amerikanisch”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is U-S---A-M-E-R-I-K-A-N-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [uːˈʔɛsʔameʁiˌkaːnɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list