Wolgograd

[ˈvɔlɡoɡʁaːt]

/[ˈvɔlɡoɡʁaːt]/ name

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The verdict

“Wolgograd” is uncommon German (frequency #58,462 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,462
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine russische Großstadt

Corpus desk

Index DE-wolgograd · Wolgograd · German

Wolgograd · rank #58,462 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,462
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wohnende

Nearest frequency peer: wohnende (-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 „Wolgograd“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wolgograd
PropertyValue
HeadwordWolgograd
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈvɔlɡoɡʁaːt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,462
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wolgograd“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Wolgogradfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wohnende“ (#58,460), „worker“ (#58,464), „wrote“ (#58,465). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wolgograd“ bei #58,462. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wolgograd is uncommon German at frequency #58,462 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈvɔlɡoɡʁaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine russische Großstadt".

Wolgograd has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Wolgograd, spelled W-O-L-G-O-G-R-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine russische Großstadt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Wolgograd ist von der typischen Architektur des Spätstalinismus der 1950er und 1960er Jahre der Sowjetunion geprägt.

Synonyms

Zarizyn

This word in other languages

Volgograd(English)Volgogrado(Español)Volgograd(Français)

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 "Wolgograd"?
"Wolgograd" is spelled W-O-L-G-O-G-R-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɔlɡoɡʁaːt].
What does "Wolgograd" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wolgograd" means: eine russische Großstadt
How do you pronounce "Wolgograd"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wolgograd" is [ˈvɔlɡoɡʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wolgograd" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Widerrede#58,452Vortrages#58,429überhitzt#58,496Abfassung#58,507

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list