Namenwort
[ˈnaːmənˌvɔʁt]
The verdict
“Namenwort” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jede deklinierbare Wortart
Corpus desk
Index DE-namenwort · Namenwort · German
Namenwort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Namenwort |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaːmənˌvɔʁt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Namenwort“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Namenwort is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaːmənˌvɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Namenwort in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Namenwort, spelled N-A-M-E-N-W-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1jede deklinierbare Wortart
- 2nur Substantiv und Adjektiv
- 3eine von mehreren deutschen Bezeichnungen für Substantiv
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Namenwort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Alle Wörter, die so einen Begleiter (der, die das) brauchen, nennt man Namenwörter.“
„Grammatisches Geschlecht hat etwas mit Substantiven zu tun, mit Namenwörtern also, mit Namen für Dinge, die es in der Welt gibt.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.