USA

[ˌuːʔɛsˈʔaː]

/[ˌuːʔɛsˈʔaː]/ name

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The verdict

“USA” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #404 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#404
frequency rank, German
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, föderale Republik in Nordamerika

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 →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for USA is 3 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌuːʔɛsˈʔaː]. Corpus data places it at rank #404 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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.

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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Using “USA”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is U-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌuːʔɛsˈʔaː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “UV” - see the side-by-side comparison. USA vs UV
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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