national

[ˌnat͡si̯oˈnaːl]

/[ˌnat͡si̯oˈnaːl]/ adj

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The verdict

“national” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,062. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,062
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Nation betreffend; (flächendeckend) innerhalb einer Nation, nicht über Grenzen hinaus

Corpus desk

Index DE-national · national · German

national · rank #4,062 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,062
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Muster

Nearest frequency peer: Muster (-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 „national“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „national“ 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).

national vs nations
75% similar
national vs Nationen
63% similar
national vs nationale
89% similar

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

Key facts for national
PropertyValue
Headwordnational
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌnat͡si̯oˈnaːl]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,062
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „national“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).nationalliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Muster“ (#4,061), „Parkplatz“ (#4,063), „Motiv“ (#4,060). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „national“ bei #4,062. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around national (IPA [ˌnat͡si̯oˈnaːl]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,062 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for national, with forms such as "antional", "naitonal", and "natinoal". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "nations", "Nationen", "nationale", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 national, spelled N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Nation betreffend; (flächendeckend) innerhalb einer Nation, nicht über Grenzen hinaus
  2. 2
    für eine Nation charakteristisch
  3. 3
    um die Interessen einer Nation bemüht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es findet jährlich eine nationale Fußballmeisterschaft statt.
  2. „Dieser Mangel steht in einem deutlichen Missverhältnis zu dem immer wieder von nationalen und europäischen Instanzen erklärten Einsatz für die europäische Sprachenvielfalt und die Mehrsprachigkeit der Europäer.“

Synonyms

staatlichinnerstaatlichvölkisch

Antonyms

binationalinternationalmultinationalvölkerübergreifendgrenzüberschreitend

This word in other languages

national(English)nacional(Español)national(Français)nacional(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • antional
  • naitonal
  • natinoal
  • natioanl
  • nationall
  • nationla
  • nationnal
  • natoinal
  • nattional
  • nnational
  • ntaional

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

antional2naitonal2natinoal2natioanl2nationall1nationla2nationnal1natoinal2
Edit distance from "national"

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 "national"?
"national" is spelled N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌnat͡si̯oˈnaːl].
What does "national" mean?
As an adjective, "national" means: eine Nation betreffend; (flächendeckend) innerhalb einer Nation, nicht über Grenzen hinaus
What words are commonly confused with "national"?
"national" is commonly confused with "nations", "Nationen", "nationale". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "national"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "national" is [ˌnat͡si̯oˈnaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "national" come from?
"national" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "national", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

riesigen#4,069Schlacht#4,070typische#4,075Hunderte#4,048

Similar misspelling depth

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

Protest11 variantsEigentum11 variantsdigitale11 variantsbereitet11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list