Namur

/[naˈmyːɐ̯]/ name

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#68,513

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Namur is aGermanname. It means: Hauptstadt der Wallonischen Region und der Provinz Namur Pronounced [naˈmyːɐ̯].

Key facts for Namur
PropertyValue
HeadwordNamur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[naˈmyːɐ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#68,513
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Namur in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Namur is 5 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [naˈmyːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #68,513 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for Namur in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Namur, spelled N-A-M-U-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #68,513 in German

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 name, "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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.