Vanuatu

[ˌvanuˈaːtuː]

/[ˌvanuˈaːtuː]/ name

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The verdict

“Vanuatu” is an uncommon German word, ranked #96,427 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#96,427
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Inselstaat im Südpazifik

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)

Where “Vanuatu” 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). Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌvanuˈaːtuː]. Corpus data places it at rank #96,427 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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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Using “Vanuatu”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is V-A-N-U-A-T-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌvanuˈaːtuː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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