US-Kongress

[uːˈʔɛskɔŋˌɡʁɛs]

/[uːˈʔɛskɔŋˌɡʁɛs]/ noun

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)

Key facts for US-Kongress
PropertyValue
HeadwordUS-Kongress
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[uːˈʔɛskɔŋˌɡʁɛs]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “US-Kongress” sits in German frequency

US-Kongress 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.

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

  1. 1
    nationales 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "US-Kongress"?
"US-Kongress" is spelled U-S---K-O-N-G-R-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [uːˈʔɛskɔŋˌɡʁɛs].
What does "US-Kongress" mean?
As a noun, "US-Kongress" means: nationales Parlament der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika (USA)
How do you pronounce "US-Kongress"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "US-Kongress" is [uːˈʔɛskɔŋˌɡʁɛs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "US-Kongress" come from?
"US-Kongress" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “US-Kongress”

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

  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list