Veracruz
[veʁaˈkʁuːs]
The verdict
“Veracruz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mexikanischer Bundesstaat an der Ostküste
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Veracruz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [veʁaˈkʁuːs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Veracruz” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Veracruz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [veʁaˈkʁuːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Veracruz, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Veracruz, spelled V-E-R-A-C-R-U-Z.
Definition
- 1mexikanischer Bundesstaat an der Ostküste
- 2am Golf von Mexiko, im gleichnamigen Bundesstaat gelegene Stadt in Mexiko
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Veracruz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-A-C-R-U-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [veʁaˈkʁuːs] (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.