Welthauptstadt
German, noun/ˈvɛltˌhaʊ̯ptʃtat/
Welthauptstadt is spelled W-E-L-T-H-A-U-P-T-S-T-A-D-T (14 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 129,075th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Welthauptstadt is a German feminine noun meaning “world capital (most important place in the world in a particular context)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Stadt, die hinsichtlich eines bestimmten Aspekts führend in der Welt ist”.
What does Welthauptstadt mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineworld capital (most important place in the world in a particular context)
Bologna ist die Welthauptstadt des guten Essens.
- 2
feminineUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Welt, Hauptstadt.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Stadt, die hinsichtlich eines bestimmten Aspekts führend in der Welt ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Welthauptstadt
- Welthauptstädte plural
- Welthauptstädten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Welthauptstadt?
- /ˈvɛltˌhaʊ̯ptʃtat/
- [ˈvɛltˌhaʊ̯ptʃtat]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Welthauptstadt in German?
Welthauptstadt appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).