enen

[ˈenə(n)]

/[ˈenə(n)]/ noun

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The verdict

“enen” is uncommon German (frequency #95,495 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,495
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs een

Key facts for enen
PropertyValue
Headwordenen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈenə(n)]
Letters4
Frequency rank#95,495
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “enen” 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). enen 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

enen is uncommon German at frequency #95,495 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈenə(n)]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural des Substantivs een".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for enen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 enen, spelled E-N-E-N.

Definition

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    Plural des Substantivs een

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 "enen"?
"enen" is spelled E-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈenə(n)].
What does "enen" mean?
As a noun, "enen" means: Plural des Substantivs een
How do you pronounce "enen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enen" is [ˈenə(n)]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enen" come from?
"enen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “enen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is E-N-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈenə(n)] (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