Närrin
[ˈnɛʁɪn]
The verdict
“Närrin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die sich unklug verhält
Corpus desk
Index DE-narrin · Närrin · German
Närrin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Närrin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnɛʁɪn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Närrin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Närrin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnɛʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Närrin, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Närrin, spelled N-Ä-R-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1weibliche Person, die sich unklug verhält
- 2weibliche Person, die von jemandem oder von etwas besessen ist
- 3zu Karneval/im Fasching feiernde, weibliche Person in Verkleidung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Närrin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das hast du wirklich getan? Du bist doch eine Närrin!
„Mit diesem Brief glaubte ich, der Närrin mit der größten Sanftmut zu begegnen.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.