Näherin

[ˈnɛːəʁɪn]

/[ˈnɛːəʁɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Näherin” is uncommon German (frequency #67,564 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,564
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die (meist beruflich) näht

Corpus desk

Index DE-naherin · Näherin · German

Näherin · rank #67,564 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,564
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nährwert

Nearest frequency peer: Nährwert (+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 „Näherin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Näherin
PropertyValue
HeadwordNäherin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnɛːəʁɪn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,564
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Näherin“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Näherinfällt 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: „Nährwert“ (#67,565), „novus“ (#67,561), „Nüchternheit“ (#67,567). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Näherin“ bei #67,564. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Näherin is uncommon German at frequency #67,564 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnɛːəʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die (meist beruflich) näht".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Näherin, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Näherin, spelled N-Ä-H-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die (meist beruflich) näht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er brachte seine kaputten Hemden zur Näherin.
  2. „Mama arbeitet nicht mehr in der Produktion, sie hat eine Stelle als Näherin in einem der Kinderheime bekommen.“

This word in other languages

sewer(English)couturière(Français)

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 "Näherin"?
"Näherin" is spelled N-Ä-H-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɛːəʁɪn].
What does "Näherin" mean?
As a noun, "Näherin" means: weibliche Person, die (meist beruflich) näht
How do you pronounce "Näherin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Näherin" is [ˈnɛːəʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Näherin" come from?
"Näherin" 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 "Näherin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Piranha#67,591musstet#67,536Playern#67,593polaren#67,597

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list