Vanuatu

[ˌvanuˈaːtuː]

/[ˌvanuˈaːtuː]/ name

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The verdict

“Vanuatu” is uncommon German (frequency #96,427 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,427
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inselstaat im Südpazifik

Corpus desk

Index DE-vanuatu · Vanuatu · German

Vanuatu · rank #96,427 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,427
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vampires

Nearest frequency peer: vampires (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Vanuatu“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Vanuatu“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vanuatu
PropertyValue
HeadwordVanuatu
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˌvanuˈaːtuː]
Letters7
Frequency rank#96,427
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vanuatu“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Vanuatufällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vampires“ (#96,426), „verabrede“ (#96,429), „Urabstimmung“ (#96,424). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vanuatu“ bei #96,427. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vanuatu is uncommon German at frequency #96,427 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˌvanuˈaːtuː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inselstaat im Südpazifik".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Vanuatu, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Vanuatu, spelled V-A-N-U-A-T-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inselstaat im Südpazifik

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im nächsten Jahr wollen wir das schöne Vanuatu bereisen.
  2. Vanuatu besteht aus über 80 Inseln, darunter sehr viele Vulkaninseln.

Synonyms

Republik VanuatuNeue Hebriden

This word in other languages

Vanuatu(English)Vanuatu(Español)Vanuatu(Français)Vanuatu(Português)

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 "Vanuatu"?
"Vanuatu" is spelled V-A-N-U-A-T-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌvanuˈaːtuː].
What does "Vanuatu" mean?
As a proper noun, "Vanuatu" means: Inselstaat im Südpazifik
How do you pronounce "Vanuatu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vanuatu" is [ˌvanuˈaːtuː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vanuatu" come from?
"Vanuatu" 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 "Vanuatu", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verlege#96,444Tritium#96,386vitaler#96,471sublime#96,333

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list