Nachbarn
[ˈnaxbaːɐ̯n]
The verdict
“Nachbarn” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #2,077 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,077
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Nachbar
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nachbarn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaxbaːɐ̯n] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #2,077 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nachbarn” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Nachbarn is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnaxbaːɐ̯n]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,077 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nachbarn, with forms such as "anchbarn", "nacbharn", and "nacchbarn". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Nachbau", "Nachbar", "Nachbarin", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Nachbarn, spelled N-A-C-H-B-A-R-N.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Nachbar
- 2Dativ Singular des Substantivs Nachbar
- 3Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Nachbar
- 4Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nachbar
- 5Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Nachbar
- 6Dativ Plural des Substantivs Nachbar
- 7Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Nachbar
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: anchbarn,nacbharn,nacchbarn,nachabrn,nachbanr,nachbarnn,nachbarrn,nachbbarn,nachbran,nachhbarn,nahcbarn,ncahbarn,nnachbarn
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nachbarn - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Nachbarn”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-A-C-H-B-A-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnaxbaːɐ̯n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Nachbau” - see the side-by-side comparison. Nachbarn vs Nachbau
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.