Wakayama
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The verdict
“Wakayama” 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 September 2, 2026) - Präfektur auf Honshu im Südwesten Japans
Corpus desk
Index DE-wakayama · Wakayama · German
Wakayama · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wakayama |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Wakayama” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Wakayama is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Wakayama doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Wakayama, spelled W-A-K-A-Y-A-M-A.
Definition
- 1Präfektur auf Honshu im Südwesten Japans
- 2Hauptstadt der gleichnamigen Präfektur
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wakayama appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das in Tokio ansässige Unternehmen Space One wollte demnach als erste Privatfirma von Japans kommerziellem Weltraumbahnhof Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in der westlichen Präfektur Wakayama einen Satelliten in die Erdumlaufbahn schicken.“
„So haben Städte wie Wakayama und Fukuoka Bannmeilen für Rocker gezogen, gültig jeweils nur fürs Wochenende, wenn die Bosozoku erwachen.“
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