nämlich
[ˈnɛːmlɪç]
The verdict
“nämlich” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #689. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #689
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - der-, die-, dasselbe
Corpus desk
Index DE-namlich · nämlich · German
nämlich · rank #689 · 11 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-CORE #689
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH new
Nearest frequency peer: new (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “nämlich”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- links
links
99,315 corpus weight
- mach
mach
99,314 corpus weight
- new
new
99,313 corpus weight
- nämlich
nämlich
99,312 corpus weight
- Oktober
Oktober
99,311 corpus weight
- schaffen
schaffen
99,310 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “nämlich” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nämlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈnɛːmlɪç] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #689 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nämlich” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around nämlich (IPA [ˈnɛːmlɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #689 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "der-, die-, dasselbe".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for nämlich, with forms such as "nmälich", "nnämlich", and "nälmich". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "neulich", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is nämlich, spelled N-Ä-M-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1der-, die-, dasselbe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nämlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Zeitung kommt jeden Morgen zur nämlichen Zeit.
„Von da tauchen sie [die Flüsse] nun wieder unter die Erde und, teils längere und mehrere Gegenden durchziehend, teils wenigere und kürzere, ergießen sie sich alle wieder in den Tartaros, einige viel weiter unten, als wo sie ausgepumpt wurden, andere nicht so viel, aber unterhalb ihres Ausflusses fließen sie alle ein; und einige strömen wieder aus, gerade…
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- nmälich
- nnämlich
- nälmich
- nämilch
- nämlcih
- nämlicch
- nämlichh
- nämlihc
- nämllich
- nämmlich
- änmlich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nämlich - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nämlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
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.