Winnipeg

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The verdict

“Winnipeg” is uncommon German (frequency #84,798 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,798
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt der kanadischen Provinz Manitoba

Corpus desk

Index DE-winnipeg · Winnipeg · German

Winnipeg · rank #84,798 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,798
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wirbelstürme

Nearest frequency peer: Wirbelstürme (+2 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 „Winnipeg“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Winnipeg
PropertyValue
HeadwordWinnipeg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,798
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Winnipeg“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wirbelstürme“ (#84,800), „Wildtier“ (#84,795), „Wirrungen“ (#84,801). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Winnipeg“ bei #84,798. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Winnipeg is uncommon German at frequency #84,798 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hauptstadt der kanadischen Provinz Manitoba".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Winnipeg in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Winnipeg, spelled W-I-N-N-I-P-E-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt der kanadischen Provinz Manitoba

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „›Sollte ich mal in Winnipeg oder wo auch sonst vor Gericht stehen, verlasse ich mich gern auf Ihre juristische Erfahrung, aber hier draußen im Feindesland? Da hören Sie auf mich!‹“

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); 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 "Winnipeg"?
"Winnipeg" is spelled W-I-N-N-I-P-E-G. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Winnipeg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Winnipeg" means: Hauptstadt der kanadischen Provinz Manitoba
How do you pronounce "Winnipeg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Winnipeg" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Winnipeg" come from?
"Winnipeg" 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 "Winnipeg", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list