Napoleon

/[naˈpoːleon]/ name

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,758

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Napoleon is aGermanname. It means: französischer General, Staatsmann und Kaiser Pronounced [naˈpoːleon]. It ranks #8,758 in German word frequency. Often confused with Napoleons.

Key facts for Napoleon
PropertyValue
HeadwordNapoleon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[naˈpoːleon]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,758
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Napoleon is 8 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [naˈpoːleon]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,758 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "französischer General, Staatsmann und Kaiser".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Napoleon, with forms such as "anpoleon", "naopleon", and "naploeon". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Napoleons", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Napoleon, spelled N-A-P-O-L-E-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    französischer General, Staatsmann und Kaiser

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anpoleon,naopleon,naploeon,napoelon,napoleno,napoleonn,napolleon,napoloen,nappoleon,nnapoleon,npaoleon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Napoleon

Misspelling Variants of "Napoleon"

anpoleon8naopleon8naploeon8napoelon8napoleno8napoleonn9napolleon9napoloen8
Misspelling Variants of "Napoleon"

Frequency rank: #8,758 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Napoleon"?
"Napoleon" is spelled N-A-P-O-L-E-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [naˈpoːleon].
What does "Napoleon" mean?
As a name, "Napoleon" means: französischer General, Staatsmann und Kaiser
What words are commonly confused with "Napoleon"?
"Napoleon" is commonly confused with "Napoleons". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Napoleon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Napoleon" is [naˈpoːleon]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Napoleon" come from?
"Napoleon" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.