Zadar

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The verdict

“Zadar” is an uncommon German word, ranked #93,864 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#93,864
frequency rank, German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hafenstadt im Westen von Kroatien am Adriatischen Meer

Key facts for Zadar
PropertyValue
HeadwordZadar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#93,864
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Zadar” 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). Zadar lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Zadar is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #93,864 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Hafenstadt im Westen von Kroatien am Adriatischen Meer".

Zadar has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Zadar, spelled Z-A-D-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hafenstadt im Westen von Kroatien am Adriatischen Meer

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 "Zadar"?
"Zadar" is spelled Z-A-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Zadar" mean?
As a proper noun, "Zadar" means: Hafenstadt im Westen von Kroatien am Adriatischen Meer
How do you pronounce "Zadar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zadar" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zadar" come from?
"Zadar" 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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Using “Zadar”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-A-D-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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