Narwal
[ˈnaʁvaːl]
The verdict
“Narwal” 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) - im Nordpolarmeer beheimatete Walart mit charakteristischem Stoßzahn aus Elfenbein
Corpus desk
Index DE-narwal · Narwal · German
Narwal · 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 | Narwal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaʁvaːl] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Narwal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Narwal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaʁvaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "im Nordpolarmeer beheimatete Walart mit charakteristischem Stoßzahn aus Elfenbein".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Narwal, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Narwal, spelled N-A-R-W-A-L.
Definition
- 1im Nordpolarmeer beheimatete Walart mit charakteristischem Stoßzahn aus Elfenbein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Narwal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das ist ein Narwal.
„Selten tauchen Narwale auch einmal vor Island auf.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.