Nassau

[ˈnasaʊ̯]

/[ˈnasaʊ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Nassau” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,320. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,320
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ehemaliger Mitgliedstaat des Deutschen Bundes

Corpus desk

Index DE-nassau · Nassau · German

Nassau · rank #19,320 · 7 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,320
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Münsterland

Nearest frequency peer: Münsterland (-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 „Nassau“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Nassau“ 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).

Nassau vs Nässe
50% similar
Nassau vs nassen
50% similar
Nassau vs Nissan
67% similar

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

Key facts for Nassau
PropertyValue
HeadwordNassau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈnasaʊ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,320
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Nassau“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Nassauliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Münsterland“ (#19,319), „Navigation“ (#19,321), „Mücken“ (#19,318). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Nassau“ bei #19,320. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Nassau (IPA [ˈnasaʊ̯]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,320 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nassau, with forms such as "anssau", "nasasu", and "nasau". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Nässe", "nassen", "Nissan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Nassau, spelled N-A-S-S-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    ehemaliger Mitgliedstaat des Deutschen Bundes
  2. 2
    Hauptstadt der Bahamas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nassau lag auf dem Gebiet der heutigen Bundesländer Hessen und Rheinland-Pfalz.
  2. Nassau liegt auf der Insel New Providence.

This word in other languages

Nassau(English)Nassau(Español)Nassau(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anssau
  • nasasu
  • nasau
  • nassua
  • naßau
  • nnassau
  • nsasau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nassau - 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.

anssau2nasasu2nasau1nassua2naßau2nnassau1nsasau2
Edit distance from "Nassau"

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 "Nassau"?
"Nassau" is spelled N-A-S-S-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnasaʊ̯].
What does "Nassau" mean?
As a proper noun, "Nassau" means: ehemaliger Mitgliedstaat des Deutschen Bundes
What words are commonly confused with "Nassau"?
"Nassau" is commonly confused with "Nässe", "nassen", "Nissan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Nassau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nassau" is [ˈnasaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nassau" come from?
"Nassau" 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 "Nassau", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mücken#19,318mittig#19,312Ostens#19,332Pascha#19,334

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Nexus7 variantsPirat7 variantsKreta7 variantsRaums7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list