Stalingrad

Name: Stalingrad, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈstɑːlɪnɡræd/

//ˈstɑːlɪnɡræd// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Stalingrad” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,349. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,349
frequency rank, English: 6,566
“S” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Former name of Volgograd: a city, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, and site of a famous World War II battle; used from 1925–1961.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stalingrad · Stalingrad · English

Stalingrad · rank #36,349 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #36,349
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,566
PHOTO-FINISH stagger

Nearest frequency peer: stagger (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

spaniel

63,656
SSN

63,655
stagger

63,654
Stalingrad

63,652
steely

63,649
stent

63,648

What this shows “Stalingrad” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for Stalingrad
Property	Value
Headword	Stalingrad
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈstɑːlɪnɡræd/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#36,349
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Stalingrad”

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

#36,349

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “stagger” (#36,347), “SSN” (#36,346), “steely” (#36,352). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Stalingrad” is #36,349. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Stalingrad (IPA /ˈstɑːlɪnɡræd/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #36,349 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stalingrad, with forms such as "satlingrad", "sstalingrad", and "stailngrad". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Russian Сталингра́д (Stalingrád). Named after Soviet supreme leader Joseph Stalin. The correct English form is Stalingrad, spelled S-T-A-L-I-N-G-R-A-D.

Definition

1
Former name of Volgograd: a city, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, and site of a famous World War II battle; used from 1925–1961.
2
The World War II siege and battle occurring in the city.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Сталингра́д (Stalingrád). Named after Soviet supreme leader Joseph Stalin.

This word in other languages

Stalingrado(Español)Stalingrad(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

satlingrad
sstalingrad
stailngrad
stalignrad
stalingard
stalinggrad
stalingradd
stalingrda
stalingrrad
stalinngrad
stalinrgad
stallingrad
stalnigrad
stlaingrad
sttalingrad
tsalingrad

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Stalingrad - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Stalingrad"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Stalingrad"?

"Stalingrad" is spelled S-T-A-L-I-N-G-R-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈstɑːlɪnɡræd/.

What does "Stalingrad" mean?

As a proper noun, "Stalingrad" means: Former name of Volgograd: a city, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, and site of a famous World War II battle; used from 1925–1961.

What are common misspellings of "Stalingrad"?

Common misspellings include "satlingrad", "sstalingrad", "stailngrad", "stalignrad", "stalingard". The correct spelling is "Stalingrad".

How do you pronounce "Stalingrad"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stalingrad" is /ˈstɑːlɪnɡræd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "Stalingrad"?

Borrowed from Russian Сталингра́д (Stalingrád). Named after Soviet supreme leader Joseph Stalin. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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