Ekaterinburgo

[ekat̪eɾĩmˈbuɾɣ̞o]

/[ekat̪eɾĩmˈbuɾɣ̞o]/ name

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The verdict

“Ekaterinburgo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad de Rusia, al este del Ural. Aquí fue asesinada la familia imperial en 1918. Desde 1924 hasta 1991 se llamó Sverdlovsk.

Key facts for Ekaterinburgo
PropertyValue
HeadwordEkaterinburgo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ekat̪eɾĩmˈbuɾɣ̞o]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ekaterinburgo” sits in Spanish frequency

Ekaterinburgo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ekaterinburgo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ekat̪eɾĩmˈbuɾɣ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciudad de Rusia, al este del Ural. Aquí fue asesinada la familia imperial en 1918. Desde 1924 hasta 1991 se llamó Sverdlovsk.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Ekaterinburgo in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is Ekaterinburgo, spelled E-K-A-T-E-R-I-N-B-U-R-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad de Rusia, al este del Ural. Aquí fue asesinada la familia imperial en 1918. Desde 1924 hasta 1991 se llamó Sverdlovsk.

Synonyms

IekaterinburgoYekaterimburgo

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ekaterinburgo"?
"Ekaterinburgo" is spelled E-K-A-T-E-R-I-N-B-U-R-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ekat̪eɾĩmˈbuɾɣ̞o].
What does "Ekaterinburgo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ekaterinburgo" means: Ciudad de Rusia, al este del Ural. Aquí fue asesinada la familia imperial en 1918. Desde 1924 hasta 1991 se llamó Sverdlovsk.
How do you pronounce "Ekaterinburgo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ekaterinburgo" is [ekat̪eɾĩmˈbuɾɣ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ekaterinburgo" come from?
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Using “Ekaterinburgo”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-K-A-T-E-R-I-N-B-U-R-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ekat̪eɾĩmˈbuɾɣ̞o] (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