naked

/[ˈneɪkɪd]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,190

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

naked is anGermanadj. It means: nackt, unbekleidet, bloß Pronounced [ˈneɪkɪd]. Often confused with Name and Nase.

Key facts for naked
PropertyValue
Headwordnaked
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈneɪkɪd]
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,190
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of naked in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for naked is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈneɪkɪd]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,190 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for naked, with forms such as "anked", "naekd", and "nakde". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Name", "Nase", "Nike", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is naked, spelled N-A-K-E-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nackt, unbekleidet, bloß
  2. 2
    offen (naked bulb, naked fire)
  3. 3
    bloß, blank (naked sword, naked fist)
  4. 4
    nackt, kahl, ungeschmückt, ungeschminkt (naked facts)
  5. 5
    wehrlos

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anked,naekd,nakde,nakedd,nakked,nkaed,nnaked

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for naked

Misspelling Variants of "naked"

anked5naekd5nakde5nakedd6nakked6nkaed5nnaked6
Misspelling Variants of "naked"

Frequency rank: #31,190 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "naked"?
"naked" is spelled N-A-K-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈneɪkɪd].
What does "naked" mean?
As an adj, "naked" means: nackt, unbekleidet, bloß
What words are commonly confused with "naked"?
"naked" is commonly confused with "Name", "Nase", "Nike". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "naked"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "naked" is [ˈneɪkɪd]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "naked" come from?
"naked" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.