Narbe

[ˈnaʁbə]

/[ˈnaʁbə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Narbe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,079. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,079
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verheilende Wunde oder sichtbares Überbleibsel einer Wunde

Corpus desk

Index DE-narbe · Narbe · German

Narbe · rank #17,079 · 7 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,079
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nachrichtenag…

Nearest frequency peer: Nachrichtenagentur (-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 „Narbe“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Narbe“ 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).

Narbe vs Nase
60% similar
Narbe vs Narr
60% similar
Narbe vs Nässe
40% similar

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

Key facts for Narbe
PropertyValue
HeadwordNarbe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaʁbə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,079
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Narbe“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Nachrichtenagentur“ (#17,078), „Nepal“ (#17,080), „Mountainbike“ (#17,077). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Narbe“ bei #17,079. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Narbe (IPA [ˈnaʁbə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,079 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Narbe, with forms such as "anrbe", "nabre", and "narbbe". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Nase", "Narr", "Nässe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Narbe, spelled N-A-R-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    verheilende Wunde oder sichtbares Überbleibsel einer Wunde
  2. 2
    äußere bearbeitete Seite eines Tierfelles
  3. 3
    Pollen empfangender Teil des Griffels
  4. 4
    oberer Teil eines Rasens

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Narbe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wenn die Wunde gut verheilt, werden kaum Narben bleiben.
  2. „Er hatte seinen einzigen guten Anzug an, ein altmodisches Überbleibsel aus seiner großen Zeit, und die Narbe an seiner Nase war schneeweiß.“

Synonyms

WundmalStigmaGrasnarbe

This word in other languages

scar(English)cicatriz(Español)cicatrice(Français)cicatriz(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anrbe
  • nabre
  • narbbe
  • nareb
  • narrbe
  • nnarbe
  • nrabe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Narbe - 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.

anrbe2nabre2narbbe1nareb2narrbe1nnarbe1nrabe2
Edit distance from "Narbe"

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 "Narbe"?
"Narbe" is spelled N-A-R-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaʁbə].
What does "Narbe" mean?
As a noun, "Narbe" means: verheilende Wunde oder sichtbares Überbleibsel einer Wunde
What words are commonly confused with "Narbe"?
"Narbe" is commonly confused with "Nase", "Narr", "Nässe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Narbe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Narbe" is [ˈnaʁbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Narbe" come from?
"Narbe" 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 "Narbe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nepal#17,080Niere#17,081Ninja#17,082Palme#17,088

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list