Nashorn

[ˈnaːsˌhɔʁn]

/[ˈnaːsˌhɔʁn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Nashorn” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,105. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,105
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (in Afrika und Südostasien beheimatetes) großes Säugetier mit einem oder zwei Hörnern auf dem Nasenbein, einer dicken (je nach Art grauen bis bräunlichen), wenig behaarten Haut und dreizehigen Extr...

Corpus desk

Index DE-nashorn · Nashorn · German

Nashorn · rank #40,105 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #40,105
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nachtzeit

Nearest frequency peer: Nachtzeit (-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 „Nashorn“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Nashorn“ 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).

Nashorn vs nähern
43% similar

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

Key facts for Nashorn
PropertyValue
HeadwordNashorn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaːsˌhɔʁn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,105
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Nashorn“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Nashornliegt 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: „Nachtzeit“ (#40,104), „Nashville“ (#40,106), „nachträglichen“ (#40,103). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nashorn“ bei #40,105. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Nashorn (IPA [ˈnaːsˌhɔʁn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,105 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(in Afrika und Südostasien beheimatetes) großes Säugetier mit einem oder zwei Hörnern auf dem Nasenbein, einer dicken (je nach Art grauen bis bräunlichen), wenig behaarten Haut und dreizehigen Extr...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nashorn, with forms such as "anshorn", "nahsorn", and "nashhorn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "nähern", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Nashorn, spelled N-A-S-H-O-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (in Afrika und Südostasien beheimatetes) großes Säugetier mit einem oder zwei Hörnern auf dem Nasenbein, einer dicken (je nach Art grauen bis bräunlichen), wenig behaarten Haut und dreizehigen Extremitäten (Rhinocerotidae)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Da ist eine Herde Nashörner.
  2. „Aber auch dort, wo es heute noch Elefanten, Antilopen, Gnus, Panther, Nashörner und Menschenaffen gibt, hat ihre Zahl um 20 bis 90 v[om]. H[undert]. abgenommen.“

Synonyms

Rhinozeros

This word in other languages

rhinoceros(English)rinoceronte(Español)rhinocéros(Français)rinoceronte(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anshorn
  • nahsorn
  • nashhorn
  • nashonr
  • nashornn
  • nashorrn
  • nashron
  • nasohrn
  • nasshorn
  • nnashorn
  • nsahorn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nashorn - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

anshorn2nahsorn2nashhorn1nashonr2nashornn1nashorrn1nashron2nasohrn2
Edit distance from "Nashorn"

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 "Nashorn"?
"Nashorn" is spelled N-A-S-H-O-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːsˌhɔʁn].
What does "Nashorn" mean?
As a noun, "Nashorn" means: (in Afrika und Südostasien beheimatetes) großes Säugetier mit einem oder zwei Hörnern auf dem Nasenbein, einer dicken (je nach Art grauen bis bräunlichen), wenig behaarten Haut und dreizehigen Extr...
What words are commonly confused with "Nashorn"?
"Nashorn" is commonly confused with "nähern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Nashorn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nashorn" is [ˈnaːsˌhɔʁn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nashorn" come from?
"Nashorn" 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 "Nashorn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Paraden#40,122penibel#40,126Pilates#40,138Pompeji#40,143

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

prügelt11 variantsKrümmung11 variantsKorbach11 variantsRitualen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list