Naples

[napl]

/[napl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Naples” is uncommon German (frequency #77,102 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,102
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-naples · Naples · German

Naples · rank #77,102 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,102
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nahezubringen

Nearest frequency peer: nahezubringen (-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 „Naples“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Naples
PropertyValue
HeadwordNaples
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[napl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#77,102
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Naples“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „nahezubringen“ (#77,101), „Nationalbewusstsein“ (#77,103), „Nagoya“ (#77,100). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Naples“ bei #77,102. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Naples is uncommon German at frequency #77,102 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [napl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Neapel".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Naples, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Naples, spelled N-A-P-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Neapel

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 "Naples"?
"Naples" is spelled N-A-P-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [napl].
What does "Naples" mean?
As a noun, "Naples" means: Neapel
How do you pronounce "Naples"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Naples" is [napl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Naples" come from?
"Naples" 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 "Naples", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nagoya#77,100murten#77,085Mundes#77,084Novize#77,121

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list