Worcester

[ˈwʊstɐ]

/[ˈwʊstɐ]/ name

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The verdict

“Worcester” is uncommon German (frequency #91,166 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,166
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in England, Hauptstadt der Grafschaft Worcestershire

Corpus desk

Index DE-worcester · Worcester · German

Worcester · rank #91,166 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,166
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wollende

Nearest frequency peer: wollende (-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 „Worcester“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Worcester
PropertyValue
HeadwordWorcester
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈwʊstɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#91,166
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Worcester“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Worcesterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wollende“ (#91,165), „Wozniak“ (#91,167), „Wolfsrudel“ (#91,164). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Worcester“ bei #91,166. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Worcester is uncommon German at frequency #91,166 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈwʊstɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Worcester, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Worcester, spelled W-O-R-C-E-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in England, Hauptstadt der Grafschaft Worcestershire
  2. 2
    Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Massachusetts
  3. 3
    Stadt in der südafrikanischen Provinz Westkap

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er stammte aus Worcester in Massachusetts und war, nachdem er kurze Zeit in der Armee gedient hatte, in den achtziger Jahren als paramilitärischer Offizier zur CIA gekommen, um Contras in Nicaragua auszubilden.“
  2. „Wenn er niedergeschlagen war, nach einem harten Arbeitstag, stieg er oft in den Zug und fuhr einfach ins Blaue. Nach Lentegeur, Bellville, Simonstad; er war sogar schon zweimal mit Metrorail bis hinaus nach Worcester gefahren.“

This word in other languages

Worcester(English)

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 "Worcester"?
"Worcester" is spelled W-O-R-C-E-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈwʊstɐ].
What does "Worcester" mean?
As a proper noun, "Worcester" means: Stadt in England, Hauptstadt der Grafschaft Worcestershire
How do you pronounce "Worcester"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Worcester" is [ˈwʊstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Worcester" come from?
"Worcester" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Zehdenick#91,176zeitloser#91,178zerfetzen#91,182Werkzeugs#91,146

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list