Nachbarschaft

[ˈnaxbaːɐ̯ʃaft]

/[ˈnaxbaːɐ̯ʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nachbarschaft” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,514. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,514
frequency rank, German
26,919
“N” headwords
22
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - umliegender, zusammengehöriger Wohnbereich und dessen Bewohner

Corpus desk

Index DE-nachbarschaft · Nachbarschaft · German

Nachbarschaft · rank #5,514 · 22 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,514
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 22 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 26,919
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nachbar

Nearest frequency peer: Nachbar (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Nachbarschaft”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Nachbarschaft” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Nachbarschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordNachbarschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaxbaːɐ̯ʃaft]
Letters13
Frequency rank#5,514
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Nachbarschaft” 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). Nachbarschaft lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around Nachbarschaft (IPA [ˈnaxbaːɐ̯ʃaft]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,514 among 26,919 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nachbarschaft, with forms such as "anchbarschaft", "nacbharschaft", and "nacchbarschaft". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Nachbarschaft, spelled N-A-C-H-B-A-R-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    umliegender, zusammengehöriger Wohnbereich und dessen Bewohner
  2. 2
    das Wohnverhältnis mehrerer Bewohner des gleichen Gebiets zueinander
  3. 3
    (Entfernungsverhältnis) meist dauerhafte Nähe
  4. 4
    (Semantik) eine enge Bedeutungsbeziehung mehrerer Begriffe

This word in other languages

neighbourhood(English)vecindario(Español)voisinage(Français)vizinhança(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anchbarschaft
  • nacbharschaft
  • nacchbarschaft
  • nachabrschaft
  • nachbarcshaft
  • nachbarrschaft
  • nachbarscahft
  • nachbarscchaft
  • nachbarschafft
  • nachbarschaftt
  • nachbarschatf
  • nachbarschfat
  • nachbarschhaft
  • nachbarshcaft
  • nachbarsschaft
  • nachbasrchaft
  • nachbbarschaft
  • nachbraschaft
  • nachhbarschaft
  • nahcbarschaft
  • ncahbarschaft
  • nnachbarschaft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nachbarschaft - 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.

anchbarschaft2nacbharschaft2nacchbarschaft1nachabrschaft2nachbarcshaft2nachbarrschaft1nachbarscahft2nachbarscchaft1
Edit distance from "Nachbarschaft"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nachbarschaft"?
"Nachbarschaft" is spelled N-A-C-H-B-A-R-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaxbaːɐ̯ʃaft].
What does "Nachbarschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Nachbarschaft" means: umliegender, zusammengehöriger Wohnbereich und dessen Bewohner
What are common misspellings of "Nachbarschaft"?
Common misspellings include "anchbarschaft", "nacbharschaft", "nacchbarschaft", "nachabrschaft", "nachbarcshaft". The correct spelling is "Nachbarschaft".
How do you pronounce "Nachbarschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nachbarschaft" is [ˈnaxbaːɐ̯ʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nachbarschaft" come from?
"Nachbarschaft" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ursprüngliche#5,548vorgeschlagen#5,443untereinander#5,436militärischen#5,395

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).

internationaler22 variantsAngelegenheiten22 variantsPressemitteilung22 variantsveröffentlichte22 variants
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