NAP

[nap]

/[nap]/ adj

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The verdict

“NAP” is uncommon German (frequency #71,650 among 26,919 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,650
frequency rank, German
26,919
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - elegant, vornehm

Key facts for NAP
PropertyValue
HeadwordNAP
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[nap]
Letters3
Frequency rank#71,650
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “NAP” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). NAP lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

NAP is uncommon German at frequency #71,650 among 26,919 “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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Using “NAP”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is N-A-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [nap] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list