Berlin Wall
/bɜːˈlɪn wɔːl/
"berlin-wall" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Berlin Wall” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A wall that parted the city of Berlin until 1989, constructed by the German Democratic Republic to keep East Germans from escaping to West Berlin.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Berlin Wall |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /bɜːˈlɪn wɔːl/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Berlin Wall” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Berlin Wall is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /bɜːˈlɪn wɔːl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A wall that parted the city of Berlin until 1989, constructed by the German Democratic Republic to keep East Germans from escaping to West Berlin.".
Berlin Wall has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is Berlin Wall, spelled B-E-R-L-I-N- -W-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1A wall that parted the city of Berlin until 1989, constructed by the German Democratic Republic to keep East Germans from escaping to West Berlin.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Berlin Wall”
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- The one correct English spelling is B-E-R-L-I-N- -W-A-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bɜːˈlɪn wɔːl/ (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.