Westerstede

[vɛstɐˈʃteːdə]

/[vɛstɐˈʃteːdə]/ name

The verdict

“Westerstede” is uncommon German (frequency #97,962 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,962
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt im Ammerland in Niedersachsen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-westerstede · Westerstede · German

Westerstede · rank #97,962 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,962
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Werratal

Nearest frequency peer: Werratal (-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 „Westerstede“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Westerstede
PropertyValue
HeadwordWesterstede
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[vɛstɐˈʃteːdə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#97,962
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Westerstede“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Werratal“ (#97,961), „Werle“ (#97,960), „Wichsvorlage“ (#97,964). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Westerstede“ bei #97,962. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Westerstede is uncommon German at frequency #97,962 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [vɛstɐˈʃteːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt im Ammerland in Niedersachsen, Deutschland".

Westerstede has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Westerstede, spelled W-E-S-T-E-R-S-T-E-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt im Ammerland in Niedersachsen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Westerstede liegt in Deutschlands Nordwesten.

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 "Westerstede"?
"Westerstede" is spelled W-E-S-T-E-R-S-T-E-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [vɛstɐˈʃteːdə].
What does "Westerstede" mean?
As a proper noun, "Westerstede" means: eine Stadt im Ammerland in Niedersachsen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Westerstede"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Westerstede" is [vɛstɐˈʃteːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Westerstede" come from?
"Westerstede" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Westerstede", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list