Worcester

[ˈwʊstɐ]

/[ˈwʊstɐ]/ name

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The verdict

“Worcester” is uncommon German (frequency #91,166 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,166
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stadt in England, Hauptstadt der Grafschaft Worcestershire

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)

Where “Worcester” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Worcester lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Worcester is uncommon German at frequency #91,166 among 38,697 “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

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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Using “Worcester”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is W-O-R-C-E-S-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈwʊstɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list