Nafri

[ˈnafʁi]

/[ˈnafʁi]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nafri” is uncommon German (frequency #80,717 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,717
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nordafrikanischer Intensivtäter

Corpus desk

Index DE-nafri · Nafri · German

Nafri · rank #80,717 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,717
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nadelholz

Nearest frequency peer: Nadelholz (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Nafri“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Nafri“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nafri
PropertyValue
HeadwordNafri
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnafʁi]
Letters5
Frequency rank#80,717
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Nafri“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Nafrifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nadelholz“ (#80,716), „Nama“ (#80,718), „Namensrechte“ (#80,719). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nafri“ bei #80,717. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nafri is uncommon German at frequency #80,717 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnafʁi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nordafrikanischer Intensivtäter".

No misspelling variants are generated for Nafri in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Nafri, spelled N-A-F-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    nordafrikanischer Intensivtäter

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Nafri appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Und dann dieser Tweet: ‚Am HBF werden derzeit mehrere Hundert Nafris überprüft. Infos folgen.‘“

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 "Nafri"?
"Nafri" is spelled N-A-F-R-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnafʁi].
What does "Nafri" mean?
As a noun, "Nafri" means: nordafrikanischer Intensivtäter
How do you pronounce "Nafri"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nafri" is [ˈnafʁi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nafri" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

niese#80,739notte#80,750mezzo#80,678Memme#80,670

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list