Namur

[naˈmyːɐ̯]

/[naˈmyːɐ̯]/ name

The verdict

“Namur” is uncommon German (frequency #68,513 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,513
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt der Wallonischen Region und der Provinz Namur

Corpus desk

Index DE-namur · Namur · German

Namur · rank #68,513 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,513
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH namentliche

Nearest frequency peer: namentliche (-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 „Namur“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Namur
PropertyValue
HeadwordNamur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[naˈmyːɐ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#68,513
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Namur“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Namurfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „namentliche“ (#68,512), „Nasenspitze“ (#68,514), „nativ“ (#68,515). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Namur“ bei #68,513. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Namur is uncommon German at frequency #68,513 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [naˈmyːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Namur, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Namur, spelled N-A-M-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt der Wallonischen Region und der Provinz Namur
  2. 2
    belgische Provinz im Osten von Belgien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie studiert in Namur.
  2. Namur grenzt im Süden an Frankreich.

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); 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 "Namur"?
"Namur" is spelled N-A-M-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [naˈmyːɐ̯].
What does "Namur" mean?
As a proper noun, "Namur" means: Hauptstadt der Wallonischen Region und der Provinz Namur
How do you pronounce "Namur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Namur" is [naˈmyːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Namur" come from?
"Namur" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list