Nama

[ˈnaːma]

/[ˈnaːma]/ noun

The verdict

“Nama” is uncommon German (frequency #80,718 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,718
frequency rank, German
26,919
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Angehöriger eines zu den Khoikhoi zählenden Volkes

Key facts for Nama
PropertyValue
HeadwordNama
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaːma]
Letters4
Frequency rank#80,718
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Nama” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Nama lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nama is uncommon German at frequency #80,718 among 26,919 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaːma]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Angehöriger eines zu den Khoikhoi zählenden Volkes".

Nama has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Nama, spelled N-A-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Angehöriger eines zu den Khoikhoi zählenden Volkes

Synonyms

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); 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 "Nama"?
"Nama" is spelled N-A-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːma].
What does "Nama" mean?
As a noun, "Nama" means: Angehöriger eines zu den Khoikhoi zählenden Volkes
How do you pronounce "Nama"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nama" is [ˈnaːma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nama" come from?
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Using “Nama”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is N-A-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈnaːma] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list