Nairobi
[naɪ̯ˈʁoːbi]
The verdict
“Nairobi” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,189. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #31,189
- frequency rank, German
- 26,919
- “N” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Hauptstadt Kenias
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nairobi |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [naɪ̯ˈʁoːbi] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #31,189 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nairobi” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Nairobi (IPA [naɪ̯ˈʁoːbi]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #31,189 among 26,919 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Hauptstadt Kenias".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nairobi, with forms such as "anirobi", "naiorbi", and "nairboi". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Nairobi, spelled N-A-I-R-O-B-I.
Definition
- 1die Hauptstadt Kenias
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: anirobi,naiorbi,nairboi,nairobbi,nairoib,nairrobi,nariobi,niarobi,nnairobi
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nairobi - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Nairobi”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-A-I-R-O-B-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [naɪ̯ˈʁoːbi] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.