Napoleons

[naˈpoːleons]

/[naˈpoːleons]/ noun

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The verdict

“Napoleons” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,832. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,832
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Napoleon

Corpus desk

Index DE-napoleons · Napoleons · German

Napoleons · rank #22,832 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #22,832
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH nachzulesen

Nearest frequency peer: nachzulesen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Napoleons“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Napoleons“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Napoleons vs Napoleon
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Napoleons
PropertyValue
HeadwordNapoleons
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[naˈpoːleons]
Letters9
Frequency rank#22,832
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Napoleons“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Napoleonsliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „nachzulesen“ (#22,831), „Netzbetreiber“ (#22,833), „monument“ (#22,830). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Napoleons“ bei #22,832. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Napoleons (IPA [naˈpoːleons]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,832 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Napoleon".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Napoleons, with forms such as "anpoleons", "naopleons", and "naploeons". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Napoleon", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Napoleons, spelled N-A-P-O-L-E-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Napoleon

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anpoleons
  • naopleons
  • naploeons
  • napoelons
  • napolenos
  • napoleonns
  • napoleonss
  • napoleosn
  • napolleons
  • napoloens
  • nappoleons
  • nnapoleons
  • npaoleons

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Napoleons - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

anpoleons2naopleons2naploeons2napoelons2napolenos2napoleonns1napoleonss1napoleosn2
Edit distance from "Napoleons"

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 "Napoleons"?
"Napoleons" is spelled N-A-P-O-L-E-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [naˈpoːleons].
What does "Napoleons" mean?
As a noun, "Napoleons" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Napoleon
What words are commonly confused with "Napoleons"?
"Napoleons" is commonly confused with "Napoleon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Napoleons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Napoleons" is [naˈpoːleons]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Napoleons" come from?
"Napoleons" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Napoleons", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list