US-Kongress
[uːˈʔɛskɔŋˌɡʁɛs]
The verdict
“US-Kongress” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nationales Parlament der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika (USA)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | US-Kongress |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [uːˈʔɛskɔŋˌɡʁɛs] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “US-Kongress” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
US-Kongress is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [uːˈʔɛskɔŋˌɡʁɛs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nationales Parlament der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika (USA)".
No misspelling variants are generated for US-Kongress in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is US-Kongress, spelled U-S---K-O-N-G-R-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1nationales Parlament der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika (USA)
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 “US-Kongress”
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- The one correct German spelling is U-S---K-O-N-G-R-E-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [uːˈʔɛskɔŋˌɡʁɛs] (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.