NAP

[nap]

/[nap]/ adj

The verdict

“NAP” is uncommon German (frequency #71,650 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,650
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - elegant, vornehm

Corpus desk

Index DE-nap · NAP · German

NAP · rank #71,650 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,650
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Narzissten

Nearest frequency peer: Narzissten (+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 „NAP“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for NAP
PropertyValue
HeadwordNAP
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[nap]
Letters3
Frequency rank#71,650
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „NAP“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).NAPfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Narzissten“ (#71,651), „Naturgewalten“ (#71,652), „nachstehen“ (#71,647). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „NAP“ bei #71,650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

NAP is uncommon German at frequency #71,650 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [nap]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "elegant, vornehm".

Zero misspellings are on record for NAP in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is NAP, spelled N-A-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    elegant, vornehm

Synonyms

distinguéélégant

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 "NAP"?
"NAP" is spelled N-A-P. The IPA pronunciation is [nap].
What does "NAP" mean?
As an adjective, "NAP" means: elegant, vornehm
How do you pronounce "NAP"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "NAP" is [nap]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "NAP" come from?
"NAP" 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 "NAP", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list