Naivling
[naˈiːflɪŋ]
The verdict
“Naivling” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die sich naiv verhält; Person, die Situationen nicht richtig einschätzen kann
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Index DE-naivling · Naivling · German
Naivling · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Naivling |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [naˈiːflɪŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Naivling“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Naivling is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [naˈiːflɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die sich naiv verhält; Person, die Situationen nicht richtig einschätzen kann".
Naivling doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 Naivling, spelled N-A-I-V-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Person, die sich naiv verhält; Person, die Situationen nicht richtig einschätzen kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Naivling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das war ein echter Stimmungskiller, denn die Naivlinge mussten einsehen, wie nutzlos ihr Pazifismus wäre, wenn tatsächlich ein Krieg losbräche.“
„Sie waren dabei keineswegs Naivlinge, die sich über den Tisch ziehen ließen, sondern Strategen und Diplomaten.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.