Namen

[ˈnaːmən]

/[ˈnaːmən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Namen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #380. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#380
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - siehe Name

Corpus desk

Index DE-namen · Namen · German

Namen · rank #380 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #380
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH kaum

Nearest frequency peer: kaum (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Namen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Namen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Namen vs nen
40% similar
Namen vs Nase
60% similar
Namen vs neuen
40% similar

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

Key facts for Namen
PropertyValue
HeadwordNamen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaːmən]
Letters5
Frequency rank#380
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Namen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Namenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kaum“ (#379), „Problem“ (#381), „Grund“ (#378). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Namen“ bei #380. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Namen (IPA [ˈnaːmən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #380 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "siehe Name".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Namen, with forms such as "anmen", "naemn", and "namenn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "nen", "Nase", "neuen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Namen, spelled N-A-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    siehe Name

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Namen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Sein Namen ist in den Markneukirchener Matrikeln ebenso wie der seines Vaters nicht auffindbar.“
  2. „Auch seine eigene Identität ist ihm unbekannt, bis er schließlich herausfindet, dass sein Namen Owen Brick, er als Zauberer in Queens lebt und Corporal von Beruf ist.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anmen
  • naemn
  • namenn
  • nammen
  • namne
  • nmaen
  • nnamen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

anmen2naemn2namenn1nammen1namne2nmaen2nnamen1
Edit distance from "Namen"

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 "Namen"?
"Namen" is spelled N-A-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːmən].
What does "Namen" mean?
As a noun, "Namen" means: siehe Name
What words are commonly confused with "Namen"?
"Namen" is commonly confused with "nen", "Nase", "neuen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Namen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Namen" is [ˈnaːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Namen" come from?
"Namen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Namen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

daran#382Grund#378daher#377Nacht#384

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Woche7 variantsThema7 variantsgenug7 variantsleider7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list