Name

Name: Name, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈnaːmə]

/[ˈnaːmə]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Name” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #638 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#638
frequency rank, German: 4
letters: 5
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine eingliedrige oder mehrgliedrige, aus einem oder mehreren Worten bestehende Bezeichnung, eine zugeordnete Information, die der Identifizierung und Individualisierung dient, ein Eigenname für

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Name vs Ne

50% similar

Name vs nm

25% similar

Name vs nie

25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Name
Property	Value
Headword	Name
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈnaːmə]
Letters	4
Frequency rank	#638
Misspellings tracked	5
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Name” 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). Name lands here:

#638

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Name is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnaːmə]. Corpus data places it at rank #638 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Name, with forms such as "anme", "naem", and "namme". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ne", "nm", "nie", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Name, spelled N-A-M-E.

Definition

1
eine eingliedrige oder mehrgliedrige, aus einem oder mehreren Worten bestehende Bezeichnung, eine zugeordnete Information, die der Identifizierung und Individualisierung dient, ein Eigenname für
2
eine Person oder eine Personengruppe (es gibt spezielle Namen für Künstler, Politiker, Herrscher, Herrscherhäuser, fiktive Personen, Personengesellschaften, Personenvereinigungen)
3
ein Tier, eine Pflanze oder sonstiges Lebewesen
4
einen Gegenstand, ein Ding (es gibt spezielle Namen für Haustiere, Spielzeug oder fiktive Figuren)
5
ein topografisches Objekt (es gibt spezielle Namen für kosmischen Objekte, Orte, Gewässer, Berge, Landschaften)
6
ein Ereignis, eine Institution, einen gedanklichen Sachverhalt (es gibt spezielle Namen für literarische, musikalische und andere künstlerische Werke)
7
der Ruf, das Ansehen, das Image; ein Titel, ein Rang, ein Stand

Synonyms

Eigenname Nomen proprium Ansehen Image Prestige Ruf Reputation

Antonyms

Gattungsname

This word in other languages

name(English)nombre(Español)nom(Français)nome(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anme,naem,namme,nmae,nname

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Name - 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.

Edit distance from "Name"

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 "Name"?

"Name" is spelled N-A-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːmə].

What does "Name" mean?

As a noun, "Name" means: eine eingliedrige oder mehrgliedrige, aus einem oder mehreren Worten bestehende Bezeichnung, eine zugeordnete Information, die der Identifizierung und Individualisierung dient, ein Eigenname für

What words are commonly confused with "Name"?

"Name" is commonly confused with "Ne", "nm", "nie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Name"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Name" is [ˈnaːmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Name" come from?

"Name" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “Name”

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

The one correct German spelling is N-A-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈnaːmə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Ne” - see the side-by-side comparison. Name vs Ne
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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.