Narr

[naʁ]

/[naʁ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Narr” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #18,341) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#18,341
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gaukler und Spaßmacher an einem Fürstenhof oder komische Figur im Theater

Corpus desk

Index DE-narr · Narr · German

Narr · rank #18,341 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,341
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Naturpark

Nearest frequency peer: Naturpark (+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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Narr“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Narr“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Narr vs nur
25% similar
Narr vs NRW
25% similar
Narr vs NDR
25% similar

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

Key facts for Narr
PropertyValue
HeadwordNarr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[naʁ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,341
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Narr“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Narrliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Naturpark“ (#18,342), „Nachspielzeit“ (#18,339), „Nerd“ (#18,343). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Narr“ bei #18,341. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Narr is neighbouring look-alikes ("nur", "NRW", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [naʁ]. Frequency #18,341 among 1,954 “N” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Narr, with forms such as "anrr", "nar", and "nnarr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "nur", "NRW", "NDR", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Narr, spelled N-A-R-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gaukler und Spaßmacher an einem Fürstenhof oder komische Figur im Theater
  2. 2
    Person, die (kostümiert) am Karneval/Fasching teilnimmt
  3. 3
    ein Mensch, der sich unklug/unvernünftig verhält
  4. 4
    jemand, der von jemandem oder von etwas besessen ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Narr unterhält seinen König.
  2. „Im Bug wackeln Narren mit den Schellenkappen und machen obszöne Gesten, die sich im Wandel der Jahrhunderte erstaunlich wenig gewandelt haben.“

This word in other languages

jerk(English)bufón(Español)bouffon(Français)bufão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anrr
  • nar
  • nnarr
  • nrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Narr - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

anrr2nar1nnarr1nrar2
Edit distance from "Narr"

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 "Narr"?
"Narr" is spelled N-A-R-R. The IPA pronunciation is [naʁ].
What does "Narr" mean?
As a noun, "Narr" means: Gaukler und Spaßmacher an einem Fürstenhof oder komische Figur im Theater
What words are commonly confused with "Narr"?
"Narr" is commonly confused with "nur", "NRW", "NDR". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Narr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Narr" is [naʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Narr" come from?
"Narr" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nerd#18,343nero#18,344mild#18,330Pelz#18,354

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list