Namensvetter

[ˈnamənsˌfɛtɐ]

/[ˈnamənsˌfɛtɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Namensvetter” is uncommon German (frequency #67,547 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,547
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Person oder Sache, die den gleichen Namen wie eine andere trägt

Corpus desk

Index DE-namensvetter · Namensvetter · German

Namensvetter · rank #67,547 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,547
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nachtarbeit

Nearest frequency peer: Nachtarbeit (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Namensvetter“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Namensvetter“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Namensvetter
PropertyValue
HeadwordNamensvetter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnamənsˌfɛtɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#67,547
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Namensvetter“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Namensvetterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nachtarbeit“ (#67,546), „Nachrichtenagenturen“ (#67,545), „Nacho“ (#67,544). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Namensvetter“ bei #67,547. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Namensvetter is uncommon German at frequency #67,547 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnamənsˌfɛtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Person oder Sache, die den gleichen Namen wie eine andere trägt".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Namensvetter, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Namensvetter, spelled N-A-M-E-N-S-V-E-T-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Person oder Sache, die den gleichen Namen wie eine andere trägt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der britische Premierminister Winston Churchill hatte einen amerikanischen Schriftsteller als Namensvetter. Da beide zur selben Zeit Werke veröffentlichten (sogar beim selben Verlag), verständigten sich beide Autoren darauf, dass der Brite zur Unterscheidung seine Arbeiten mit der Namensergänzung S. (für Spencer, sein zweiter Vorname) versah, also „Winsto…
  2. „Er kam jetzt zu seinem Namensvetter, um mit ihm über diese Sache zu sprechen; er hatte Pierre nämlich gebeten, sich zu erkundigen, ob er wohl Aussicht hätte, bei den Husaren genommen zu werden.“

This word in other languages

namesake(English)tocayo(Español)homonyme(Français)xará(Português)

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 "Namensvetter"?
"Namensvetter" is spelled N-A-M-E-N-S-V-E-T-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnamənsˌfɛtɐ].
What does "Namensvetter" mean?
As a noun, "Namensvetter" means: eine Person oder Sache, die den gleichen Namen wie eine andere trägt
How do you pronounce "Namensvetter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Namensvetter" is [ˈnamənsˌfɛtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Namensvetter" come from?
"Namensvetter" 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 "Namensvetter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nacharbeiten#67,540Nüchternheit#67,567Motorschaden#67,526Miteinanders#67,513

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list