Narren

/[ˈnaʁən]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,243

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

Narren is aGermannoun. It means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Narr Pronounced [ˈnaʁən]. It ranks #9,243 in German word frequency. Often confused with Nasen and Norden.

Key facts for Narren
PropertyValue
HeadwordNarren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaʁən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,243
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Narren is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnaʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,243 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Narren, with forms such as "anrren", "naren", and "narern". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Nasen", "Norden", "nerven", and more, 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 Narren, spelled N-A-R-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Narr
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Narr
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Narr
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Narr
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Narr
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Narr
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Narr

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anrren,naren,narern,narrenn,narrne,nnarren,nraren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Narren

Misspelling Variants of "Narren"

anrren6naren5narern6narrenn7narrne6nnarren7nraren6
Misspelling Variants of "Narren"

Frequency rank: #9,243 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Narren"?
"Narren" is spelled N-A-R-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaʁən].
What does "Narren" mean?
As a noun, "Narren" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Narr
What words are commonly confused with "Narren"?
"Narren" is commonly confused with "Nasen", "Norden", "nerven". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Narren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Narren" is [ˈnaʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Narren" come from?
"Narren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter N in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.