USA

[ˌuːʔɛsˈʔaː]

/[ˌuːʔɛsˈʔaː]/ name

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The verdict

“USA” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #404) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#404
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, föderale Republik in Nordamerika

Corpus desk

Index DE-usa · USA · German

USA · rank #404 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #404
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH lang

Nearest frequency peer: lang (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “USA”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “USA” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

USA vs UV
33% similar
USA vs Uwe
33% similar
USA vs USB
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for USA
PropertyValue
HeadwordUSA
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˌuːʔɛsˈʔaː]
Letters3
Frequency rank#404
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “USA” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).USA lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for USA is neighbouring look-alikes ("UV", "Uwe", …), not just typos; it is aproper noun pronounced [ˌuːʔɛsˈʔaː]. Frequency #404 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Gloss: "die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, föderale Republik in Nordamerika".

No generated misspelling entries exist for USA in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "UV", "Uwe", "USB", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is USA, spelled U-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, föderale Republik in Nordamerika

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die USA sind dem Iran feindlich gesinnt.
  2. „Auch gegenüber dem rabiaten Expansionskurs der USA zeigte sich die britische Regierung nachgiebig.“

Synonyms

US-AmerikaVereinigte StaatenVereinigte Staaten von AmerikaAmerikaAmiland

This word in other languages

US(English)EEUU(Español)EUA(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "USA"?
"USA" is spelled U-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌuːʔɛsˈʔaː].
What does "USA" mean?
As a proper noun, "USA" means: die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, föderale Republik in Nordamerika
What words are commonly confused with "USA"?
"USA" is commonly confused with "UV", "Uwe", "USB". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "USA"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "USA" is [ˌuːʔɛsˈʔaː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "USA" come from?
"USA" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "USA", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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